Mission Agendas in a New Century A Summary of the Congress on the World Mission of the Church St. Paul '98 The Event and the Outcomes

The Congress on the World Mission of the Church drew together missionaries, mission executives, mission scholars, mission activists, and theologians to reflect on the mission of the church in the twenty-first century. The Congress was ecumenical and international. The conclusions were broad in scope and focused on a practical agenda for those who would be involved in implementing the desire of God for this world. The Congress participants created Idea Packages -- suggestions for mission policy and implementation -- focusing on six geographic areas of the world and five topical themes. The Idea Packages reveal a deep common conviction about the gospel. They reflect a unified witness from across the Christian spectrum, signaling hope for the church in mission, and ultimately the world. A single awareness, running through all the Idea Packages, is a consciousness of the global nature of the church. The church in mission must always be in the business of translating its message to the times and the contemporary realities while remaining faithful to biblical truths. Book jacket.Miller, Roland E. is the author of 'Mission Agendas in a New Century A Summary of the Congress on the World Mission of the Church St. Paul '98 The Event and the Outcomes' with ISBN 9781886513310 and ISBN 1886513317.