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MISS 325: Missiological Terms

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Nationalism
"My country is superior to yours"; elevates humanity "as an organic entity"
Church Maturation
Implies that new believers must be taught how a Christian worldview shapes and influences all facets of life. Each gift of the body is joined together so that each part does its function; No longer infants tossed back and forth by the waves
Kingdom Theology
The Biblical perception that God rules or reigns over the world He created; God has broken into the world to establish His own sovereignty and defeat the powers of Satan
E-O Evangelism
Done among people who are currently church attendees, even memebers, but not born again Christians
Identification
An empathy between communicants involving a compassionate, interpersonal, reciprocal sharing of feelings and concepts.
Culture
The integrated system of learned patterns of ideas, values, behavior, products, and institutions characteristic of a scoiety
Church Planting
Initiating reproductive fellowships that reflect the kingdom of God in thw world
Monoculturalsim
The assumption that all other people are like us, resulting in the tendency to judge other peoples' actions and attitudes on the basis of our own
Acculturation
The process by which adults aquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviors that enable them to become functioning participants of a new host culture
Ethnocentrism
An attitude of cultural superiority which implies that one's own culture is better than some other culture; It is the basis of racism, nationalsim, and tribalism
Church(in relation to missions)
The distinctive people of God called by Him through His mission and set aside for mission
Motives of Missions
Heart impulses and allegiances that lead missionaries and ministers into action and sometimes result in inaction
Church Nurturing
Building up the body of Christ so that each part...supplies its gift(s) to the whole;the process of bringing individual Christians and the community as a whole to maturity; relationally mentoring new believers to live out Christian principles' in their lives
Cross-Culturalism
The learned skill of relating to people of other culture within the contexts of their cultures
Church Planting Movement
A rapid and exponential increase of indigenous (from the soil) churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment
E-3
Takes place when missionaries teach those of a significantly different language and culture
Missiology
The study of salvation activities of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit thorughout the world geared toward bringing the Kingdom of God into existence; The study of the worldwide church's divine mandate to be ready to serve this Gid who is aiming His saving acts toward the world
Evangelism
The proclamation of salvation in Christ to those who do not believe in Him, calling them to repentance and conversion, announcing forgiveness of sin, inviting them to become living members of Christ's earthly community and to begin a life of service to others in the power of the Holy Spirit
10/40 Window
The most unreached people who live ten to forty degrees north of the equator; North Africa through the Middle East to China and Japan;
Ethnodoxology
The study of how and why people of diverse cultures glorify the true and living God
E-1 Evangelism
Among people who speak the same general language as the missionary and have a similar cultural heritage
Indigenous Church
A native church...which shares the life of the country in which it is planted and finds itself ready to govern itself, support itself, and reproduce itself
E-2
Christian outreach to cultures that have some type of general similarity as that of the evangelist
Incarnational Identification
A model of ministry imitating that of Christ who "became flesh and made His dwelling among us"
Contextualization
The efforts of formulation, presenting and practicing the Christian faith in such a way that it is relevant to the cultural context of the target group in terms of expression and application, yet maintainging theological coherence, biblical integrity and theoritical consistency; Form vs. Body
Mission
Missio Deo:The work of God in reconciling sinful humankind to Himself;
Enculturation
The process by which children become functioning members of their own society
Missions
The plans of committed believers to accomplish the mission of God
Cultural Validity
The anthropological perspective that cultures are essentially equal to one another but are ultimately judged by God
Etic
An outsider's understanding of another culture
Cultural Relativity
The anthropological perspective that 'cultures must be evaluated according to their own standards and those alone

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