There is no one way of doing Christian mission. Christian mission from its inception till date has gone through testing times and critical situations. Yet the commitment to engage in mission has never been vanquished by any external factor. The challenges of post modern realities provide us with yet another opportunity, for involving in Christian mission. Engaging in Christian mission today involves a commitment to understand and work with all communities, including post modern communities. Undoubtly we cannot do mission in isolation but in relation with other people.
There is no one way of doing Christian mission. Christian mission from its inception till date has gone through testing times and critical situations....
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts 4:12) and most of the church fathers, they honestly believed that there is no salvation outside the church (extra ecclesiam nulla salus). At the end of the ""great Protestant century,"" however, Christians made up less than 3 percent of the population in India, and the hope of the missionary was nearly shattered.
But if one looks at mission in India qualitatively rather than quantitatively, one sees a number of positive outcomes. Missionaries...
Colonial missionaries, both Catholic and Protestant, arrived in India with the grandiose vision of converting the pagans because, like St. Peter (Acts...
