Intro to Missions Mid-Term Exam

10/40 Window

imaginary window between the 10th and 40th latitudes that contains between it the bulk of the unreached and non-christian people groups (bordered around Africa, the Middle East, and Asia)

4/14 window

spinoff of 10/40, the age which children are most likely to commit their lives to Christ AND are most vulnerable

BAM or Business as Mission

a for-profit commercial venture that is Christian led and intentionally designed to be used as a instrument of God's mission (to get into countries that don't allow missionaries)

Church Planting Movements

rapid multiplication of indigenous churches planting churches (disciples making disciples)

Contextualization

taking the gospel to a new context and finding ways to communicate it to people of different contexts (not changing the gospel, but the viewpoint)

Diaspora

the contemporary scattering of people across the globe (the groups keep their culture and language typically, giving new opportunities to minister HERE)

Ecumenical Movement

protestant churches working together to achieve some type of external unity

Environmental Mission

mission that focuses on caring for the environment and making disciples (water and well development, conservations, planting, agriculture)

Form Everywhere to Everywhere

the mission is two-way all across the world

Glocalization

intersection of the global with the local (having a global perspective in a local setting)

Holistic of Integral Mission

takes into account all human needs, spiritual, social, and personal. Includes evangelism, church planting, development, and social transformation

Incarnational Mission

integrating into the culture, in the context (building a church and a house inside the village and inside the context)

Indigenous Church

a church that fits the context of the local culture (self-governing, self-supporting, self propagating, self-theologizing)

Indigenous Missionary

A missionary from what was considered a “receiving” nation

Insider Movements

maintaining a Christian faith in a non-Christian context (highly middle east like Yemen) or where it may be criminal to be a Christian

Mainline Denominations

prominent denominations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in North America and Europe

Majority World

developing world, was third world, etc. Outside of what is considered the “western world”

Member Care

the practice of caring for missionaries and their families by ensuring their needs are met (spiritual, psychological, social, etc.)

Missio Dei

Mission is centered on God’s character rather than human activity. It is God who sustains and initiates mission, we are called and privileged to work on mission

Missional

the conscious intent of participation in the missio Dei

Mobilizer

a person who energizes a church or a group of people and its resources for the mission (missions pastor)

Monastic Mission

simplicity, vow of poverty, communal living, ordered life, monastic lifestyle

Orality

reliance on spoken word bible story telling rather than writing

People Groups

a group determined by ethnic or linguistic terms

Reverse Mission

Missionary engagement of people from countries that have historically been the recipients of missionaries to countries that have historically been senders of missionaries

Shalom

the Hebrew word for peace as it refers to wholeness, completeness, and soundness

Short-term missions

less than a year mission trip

Spiritual Warfare

reflects the reality that Satan does not want unbelievers to come to Christ or believes to live fruitful, holy lives

Mid-term mission

1-4 years mission trip

Long-term missions

4+ years mission trip

Syncretism

the replacement of core or important truths of the gospel with non-Christian elements (salvation by works alone, etc.)

Hybridity

the blending of different elements without compromising theology to deliver a clear message (replacing praying to allah every day with praying to God the father every day)

Tentmaking

Paul created his own income by a career while sharing the gospel (self-supporting, NOT BAM, balance your time)

Transformation

working to change SOCIETY by transforming its unjust structures into more-just ones

Unreached Peoples

people groups that have no access to the gospel (UPG, UUPG)

Who was the Gospel of Mark written to?

Primarily enslaved gentiles

Who was the Gospel of Matthew written to?

Primarily Jews

What was the missional purpose of the gospel of Mark?

to display the magnitude of the gospel of Jesus

What was the missional purpose of the gospel of Matthew?

the method of the gospel of Jesus (how it was spread) and to prove that Jesus is the Messiah to the Jews

Who was Mark?

A scribe for Peter, he wrote down Peter’s account. His Jewish name was John and his Roman name was Mark.

What is one key theme in the gospel of Mark?

suffering for the cause of Jesus

What is the Missional Text for Mark?

Mark 16:14-18 and Mark 10:45

Who was Matthew?

a former tax collector, one of the 12 disciples,

What are the four “alls” of the great commission

All authority, peoples, that He commanded, all the days

What does the Great Commission require of Christians

Action

What is Mark 10:45 about?

Jesus came to serve and to give his life for many (servant leadership)

What is Mark 16:14-18 about

the gospel being preached to all the world and to all creation

What are the key missional texts in Matthew?

Matthew 9:35-38, Matthew 24:14, and Matthew 28:16-20

What is Matthew 9:35-38 about?

the harvest is huge but the workers are few (we are thrust into sharing the gospel before its too late)

What is Matthew 24:14 about?

all nations will hear the gospel, and then the end will come

Who was John?

John was the son of Zebedee and the Brother of James. He was the “beloved disciple” and one of the 12

Who was the audience of the Gospel of John?

new believers, and non-believers

What was the purpose of the gospel of John?

to prove that Jesus is the son of God

What are the missional texts in John?

John 3:16 and John 20:21-23

What is John 3:16 about?

Jesus is the way, the truth, the life, and the one way to God

What is John 20:21-23 about?

wishing the disciples peace and sending them out into the world armed with the Holy Spirit

What is the major missions takeaway of the gospel of John?

the Model of the gospel (Jesus)

Who was Luke?

a Doctor, a Greek Gentile Christian

Who was the audience of both Luke and Acts?

Theophilus and Gentile Christians

What was the purpose of the gospel of Luke?

an orderly account of the life of Jesus

What was the key missional contribution of the gospel of Luke?

the message of the Gospel

What was the key missional contribution of the book of Acts?

the means of the gospel (how it was spread via the church)

What are missional texts in Luke?

Luke 4:18-19 and Luke 24:44-49

What is Luke 4:18-19 about?

Jesus proclaiming that he is the Son of God and the Messiah

What is Luke 24:44-49 about?

The fulfillment of scripture

What are key missional texts in Acts?

Acts 1:8 and Acts 2

What is the purpose of the book of Acts?

an orderly account of the growth of the Christian Church

What is Acts 1:8 about?

the disciples being witnesses of the gospel in places they wouldn’t have wanted to go

What is Acts 2 about?

Pentecost and the anointing of the Holy Spirit

Where did Jesus deliver John 20:21, Mark 16:15, and Luke 24:44-49?

Jerusalem

Where did Jesus deliver Matthew 28:18-20?

a Mountain in Galilee

Where did Jesus deliver Acts 1:8?

Mount of Olives

When did Jesus deliver John 20:21 “as the Father has sent me [I am sending you]”?

the evening of the day of the resurrection

When did Jesus deliver Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world… to the whole creation”?

8 days after the resurrection

When did Jesus deliver Matthew 28:18-20 “…make disciples of all nations..”?

1-2 weeks after the resurrection

When did Jesus deliver Luke 24:44-49 “repentance and forgiveness of sins…”?

about 40 days after the resurrection

When did Jesus deliver Acts 1:8 “you will receive power.. Jerusalem, Judea”?

minutes before his ascension

What passage was the only one where only 10 disciples were present instead of 11?

John 20:21

What are the 5 “M” takeaways of the five great commission passages?

Model, Magnitude, Method, Message, and Means

What does the term “mission” refer to?

The singular, universal mission of glorifying the name of God, establishing His kingdom, and reconciling the world to Him

What does the term “Missions” refer to?

The means of fulfillment of the term “mission.” Relationship, obedience, experience, be invited

What does the term "centripetal” refer to in relation to the gospel.

the movement of the gospel around the center in the old testament (Jerusalem in Israel). Israel was the light to the nations

What does the term "centrifugal” refer to in relation to the gospel.

the movement of the gospel in the New Testament (outward to all nations)

Why missions?

In 2010, 72,000 died every day that never heard of Jesus. 150,000 died every day without access to the gospel.

How does Paul get to a point of non-hinderance?

faith, joy, trust, following God’s will, faithfulness

What does Paul do in 47-57 AD?

Paul firmly establishes the churches of Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia, and Asia

What happens in Acts 9?

Paul goes from Saul to Paul in a miraculous conversion. He immediately begins to preach in Damascus and grows in spirit

What did Paul do first when he arrived in a new city?

He would preach first in the Synagogues to the Proselytes, the God fearers, and the Jewish Jews

Who were the Proselytes?

Gentile believers in Judaism, accept the law

Who were the God fearers?

didn’t believe in all of the law, were not circumcised

Who were the Jewish Jews?

Jews by ethnicity and religion, followed the law

What evangelistic tactic did Paul lead the way in?

Contextualization (making the gospel accessible to people of different ethnic groups and belief systems)

Why did Paul go to the synagogues first?

Because the Proselytes and God fearers crossed cultural boundaries and would probably do it again (to convert to Christianity)

Why did Gentiles make good missionaries?

because they were bicultural and bilingual

What happens in Acts 15?

The Council of Jerusalem argue with Paul about contextualization. Paul ends the discussion saying we shouldn’t make it harder for people to turn to God

What foundational choice did Paul make in Acts 12 that helped him in his mission?

He stayed in contact with his home church and stayed under the authority of the believers he considered his church family

What does Paul do in Acts 28:30-31?

Paul preaches in Rome while under house arrest. He proclaimed the gospel with boldness and without hinderance.

How long would Paul usually stay in one place?

usually 6 months, but not beyond 3 years

Why didn’t Paul stay in one place for long?

to make sure the churches he planted became 3-self churches

Why did Paul stay in the Roman Empire?

for many reasons, but additionally because he was countercultural and counter political (Christ is Lord, not Caesar)