Sentences with phrase «mission as witness»

While the action - oriented nature of mission as witness serves as a corrective means to traditional missionary paradigm, it also brings with it the tendency to limit mission to social activism.

The influence of Orthodox mission theology was felt significantly on understanding mission as witness especially after the New Delhi Assembly of the WCC in 1961.

On the foundation of this accomplished work God has sent forth His Spirit, the Spirit of Jesus, to gather us together tn one Body in Him, to guide us in to all truth, to enable us to worship the Father in spirit and truth, to empower us for the continuance of His mission as His witnesses and ambassadors, the first fruit and earnest of its completion.

Not exact matches

As a member of the first Canadian Trade Mission to China in 1971, Austin witnessed firsthand the beginnings of Canada's economic and diplomatic relations with the PRC.

Because, as I said, THEIR mission was to be HIS witnesses (He didn't say to them «you will be witnesses to Father, Son and Holy Spirit, didn't He?

Nope... Witnesses out on their mission to fill as many ears with lies as possible.

He commissions them as witnesses of all this, promises that they will receive the gift of the Spirit, and bids them remain in Jerusalem until then, since their mission is to start from Jerusalem (compare Isaiah 2: 3, Micah 4: 2).

Prayer as practice of the presence of God; reloving of family, workmates, and church members; compassion for the oppressed and disadvantaged; unmasking of the world's claims of God's sanction for its unjust structures; integrity of mission interweaving witness, acts of mercy, and acts of justice: all are areas of continuing growth in grace as long as we live.

As an overarching concept, «witness,» became the dominant mode of doing mission and the most «comprehensive portrayal of what mission is or is supposed to be.»

One may also consider functional definition of mission (as «witness») as «how to» participate in the mission of God.

Instead, he proposes using «witness across religious boundaries» as the defining principle of mission and as the integrating principle of missiology, and he explores the implications of this defining hub for the future of theological study.

The various themes of re-conceptualization that emanated in the new period includes mission as missio Dei, mission as «Christian presence,» mission as «witness» in and to the six continents, mission as development, mission as liberation, mission in relation to dialogue with people of other faiths and non faiths, mission as contextualization and inculturation.

I would argue that mission has always been conceived as witness to the Gospel across religious boundaries, and that mission is considered to have happened when an individual or group of one religion cross over into another religious domain with its message and promises.

Inspired by the former but drawn from the latter, we use witness across religious boundaries as the defining principle of mission and from which we draw the theology of religions as the integrating principle of missiology.

(c) The call to mission is not so much a commission as a promise: «You will be my witnesses.»

«If He has promised to strengthen with patience those who suffer chastisement for their sins, how much less will God be found wanting to... those whom God employs on so worthy a mission as being witnesses to God's truth.

Fifthly, the Eucharist as action is given an imperative quality in that it results in a «sending out» or a mission received by the worshipers, which they are to carry on in their daily life of witness and work in the world of human affairs.

Now, with a beautiful complementarity, Pope Benedict is putting his own particular patristic stamp on the mission of the Successor of Peter - he travels and speaks in the midst of an increasingly pagan culture as a teacher of faith and a witness to the truth and reason of the Christian claim.

To prepare for mission, in this view of things, would require the members of a congregation to discount their self - serving stuff, attempting to slough it off in order to offer their more recognizably Christian hopes and actions, such as the grace and love witnessed in their Communion, to other people.

Before we elaborate the modes of congregational idiom and the narrative forms they assume, a task that will occupy all the subsequent chapters of this book, we must dispatch two preliminary matters: a definition of the congregation as one among several forms of religious association and some comments on the relation of the congregational form to specifically Christian witness and mission, a discussion that forms the last section of this chapter.

In our words and in our living witness we must proclaim him as Messiah, the one for whom and in whom all things find their meaning and purpose; as Saviour and Redeemer, whose mission is to unite and reconcile wayward humanity with our heavenly Father; as the Son in whom each one of us is adopted as a child of our heavenly Father and heir with him to the communion of the Blessed Trinity.

As the process continues Protestantism will tend more and more to lose its sense of universal mission as well as its sense of responsibility for witnessing to the universal truths of the Christian faitAs the process continues Protestantism will tend more and more to lose its sense of universal mission as well as its sense of responsibility for witnessing to the universal truths of the Christian faitas well as its sense of responsibility for witnessing to the universal truths of the Christian faitas its sense of responsibility for witnessing to the universal truths of the Christian faith.

There are high opportunities in vocations of Christian leadership such as the ministry, the mission field, and Christian education, and many more young people should be entering them; there are also rich opportunities for Christian service and witness in an endless number of occupations to which God calls the layman.11

The biblical witness is plain: From the call of Abraham to the call of Saul of Tarsus, God was choosing a special people as a divine mission to the whole world.

These healings, as the constant accompaniment of oral witness, symbolize the fact that the church in mission always took care of every human need at the same time that it offered the particular blessing of salvation.

Communication leaders in the mainline churches would be much more faithful to the demands of the gospel if they were to accept the limitations of the mass media, and then help other church leaders devise a total communication strategy for the churches in which mass media took its rightful place alongside worship services, group processes, retreats, occasions for fellowship, service, education and mission — in other words, as a part of the whole life and witness of the church.

I believe that the Christian contribution to a «secular» concept of humanity as essentially a Community of Persons can be best made if we maintain the message of the gospel that God became incarnate in the Person of Jesus Christ to overcome the alienation of humanity from God and to create a Koinonia in Christ around the Eucharist, a Community of divine forgiveness and mutual forgiveness acknowledging Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, transcending all religious cultural and ideological divisions with a mission to build a wider Secular Koinonia of mutual forgiveness and justice among the peoples of the world, as witness to the ultimate goal of creation, namely the Kingdom of God.

The ones who can't afford missions in other countries do their missions here and can be as persistent as Jehovah's Witnesses.

The AoG is a Pentecostal and evangelical denomination holding, among other things, the Divine inspiration of the Bible, the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as the believer's empowerment for witness and service, speaking in tongues as the evidence of that baptism, sanctification through the work of the Spirit, a church on mission, Divine healing for the sick available to believers, the return of Christ and a final judgment.

We wonder how a mission to serve as witness to a case turned to political protest against the governor.

«Future missions emphasizing organic analysis must consider not only contamination control but also include «witness samples» that record the environment and potential contamination as the mission is built and launched to understand the unavoidable contamination background.»

Yousef repeats that he saw his mission simply enough as «saving lives,» but the intricacies of his personal falling out with Hamas, which began when he witnessed the group torturing its own followers in prison, deserve more of an airing than they get.

When the film starts, it's as you're saying «objective,» in the third person, and you're observing this mission from the standpoint of a witness.

It was wonderful directly witnessing her growth as a warrior and actively being part in her first kill and her first stealth mission.

Watching Jordan subtly shift body language as he transitions his character from menace to charmer is to witness a bit of poetry in action, and it's moments like this that Fruitvale achieves its mission: capturing the nuances of a young Black man who was simply and complicatedly human.

Isabelle Adjani, credited only as The Player, witnesses The Driver during the opening robbery and becomes his only chance of an alibi, though The Detective attempts to coerce her into aiding his own mission to arrest him.

But when this precocious child witnesses the horrifying death of her beloved Aunt Isobel, unjustly executed as a sorceress, she makes it her life's mission to bring down the Parliamentary Witchcraft Act.

But she defended the rescue as a mission of mercy, saying that the team of volunteers that went to Shasta County Tuesday felt they had no choice but to take in all of the dogs after witnessing the conditions they were living in.

Skydiving at Mission Beach is a unique opportunity to witness the spectacular reef and the surrounding picturesque beaches and rainforest as you fly from 4570 metres (15,000 feet) above.

Find creative ways to complete your missions and witness fear being restored as your victims share their spooky stories across social media.

This exhibition explores the experiences of various types of travelers as they toured the Hall of Mirrors, strolled through the expansive gardens, witnessed the arrival of diplomatic missions, or watched the royal family dine.

In contrast, as I wrote in 2013, with all of the planning and precision that went into Apollo missions, the prospect of witnessing, and recording, such a moment was completely unanticipated.

Global Witness, a member of the review mission, welcomes this action as an important step to ensure that the Central African Republic is meeting the requirements of the Kimberley Process.