AFRICA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS

JEMIMA WANJIRU KIMANI

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UC110
FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE AND MISSIONS

ELIAS MUHONGYA

ASSIGNMENT; Read carefully and completely

Christopher Wright's Introduction, Chapter 1&2 then
write a half-page summary of these readings and the
other half, answer only question 1 and 3

SUMMARY;

“Mission arises from the heart of God himself, and is communicated from his heart to ours. Mission is
the global outreach of the global people of a global God. So when I speak of mission, I am thinking of all
that God is doing in his great purpose for the whole of creation and all that he calls us to do in
cooperation with that purpose. But when I speak of missions, I am thinking of the multitude of activities
that God’s people can engage in, by means of which they participate in God’s mission. Clearly, not
everything is cross-cultural evangelistic mission, but everything a Christian and a Christian church is, says
and does should be missional in its conscious participation in the mission of God in God’s world.
Unfortunately, there is a danger that the expression “the whole church taking the whole gospel to the
whole world” turns the church into nothing more than a delivery mechanism for the message. All that
matters are “getting the job done” – preferably as soon as possible. If our mission is to share good news,
we need to be good news people. If we preach a gospel of transformation, we need to show some
evidence of what transformation looks like.

Why were the first Christians were so indomitably mission minded – determined at all costs to spread
the good news about Jesus Christ to every corner of the world they knew. And the answer, we have
seen, is that they understood clearly the dynamic thrust of the Bible’s own story line. They saw that
story as the story of God’s own mission, and they saw their own part in the story, participating in its last
great act, as “God’s co-workers” (1 Cor. 3:9).

QUESTIONS
1. Prior to reading this chapter, how relevant were the OT Scriptures for your understanding of the
church’s mission? How has your view been impacted by the content of this chapter?

Wright shows how God’s big-picture plan directs the purpose of God’s people, the church. Wright
emphasizes what the Old Testament teaches Christians about being the people of God. He addresses
questions of both ecclesiology and missiology with topics like “called to care for creation,” “called to
bless the nations,” “sending and being sent,” and “rejecting false gods”.

3. What suggestions can you make to help churches (including pastors, leaders, missions’
committees, etc.) to become more motivated for mission by having a better understanding of
“the story we are in”? What impact would better teaching in this area have on our mission
awareness and mission commitment?

Developing an adult discipleship plan in a local church discipleship basics. The following ideas are
designed to provide practical help in developing a church strategy for making adult disciples.

Youth Sunday School Organization Guide Finding your place of service an Open Group Youth Sunday
School Class is Foundational the fundamental beginning place for involving youth in doing the work of
the Great Commission.

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your heart & passions Get involved in church activities.

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leaders in every place making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.