The Missional Church: An Evaluation of How ECWA Members Understand and Participate in the Mission of God and Live Out Their Redemptive Lives

Bwanhot, Sunday

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The Missional Church: An Evaluation of How ECWA Members Understand and Participate in the Mission of God and Live Out Their Redemptive Lives

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Bwanhot, Sunday. The Missional Church: An Evaluation of How Ecwa Members Understand and Participate In the Mission of God and Live Out Their Redemptive Lives. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1211b2f8-2e6d-4e4f-999d-9fa176b0b1d7?locale=en.

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B. Sunday. The Missional Church: An Evaluation of How ECWA Members Understand and Participate in the Mission of God and Live Out Their Redemptive Lives. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/1211b2f8-2e6d-4e4f-999d-9fa176b0b1d7?locale=en

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Abstract

The most significant finding from this research is the clear difference between a church that is mission minded and one that is truly missional. Simply having hundreds of missionaries, being actively involved in witnessing, evangelism, and church planting, or maintaining a large mission’s budget does not necessarily make a church missional. In a missional church, every member understands God’s mission, recognizes their role as someone who is sent, and intentionally participates in God’s ongoing work by living out their faith with the purpose of reaching the lost. Another important finding is the common belief that only ministers or those appointed by the church are responsible for missions. Many individuals who strive to live out their faith at home, at work, and in other settings still feel guilty for not fully obeying God’s command in the Great Commission because they have not gone to distant or remote places to preach the gospel. The New Testament concept of the priesthood of all believers is not well understood. These challenges are likely present in many churches around the world, not just in Nigeria or Africa. God calls His Church to be missional, so teaching about God’s mission and how to actively participate in it should be a top priority for every church.

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