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Missio Dei: The Mission of God
The church IS mission
Missio Dei: The Mission of God
Missio Dei is a Latin term that translates to “Mission of God” or “Sending of God.” It refers to the idea that God is actively engaged in the world, working to fulfill God’s purpose and mission.
This mission of God is not simply one of many church activities but instead encompasses all of creation and all aspects of human life. Most importantly, it focuses on God’s purpose and plan for redeeming and restoring all creation.
“It is not so much that God has a mission for his church in the world, but that God has a church for his mission in the world.” (David Bosch)
Missio Dei is not a program of the church; it is the purpose of God, for which God has built the church.
Missio Dei is not the calling of a few select “super-Christians;” it is the plan of God, to which all believers have been called and sent.
Missio Dei is not an optional elective; it is the mission of God, the very definition of the Christian life.
God is already at work in the hearts of humanity even before we take our first step in this mission. This is what we call prevenient grace — the grace of God that goes before us, given to every human being before we ever arrive on the…
