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discovering missions - Southern Nazarene University

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245187 Disc Missions ins 9/6/07 1:04 PM Page 7<br />

1<br />

MISSION<br />

AN INTRODUCTION<br />

Objectives<br />

Your study of this chapter should help you to:<br />

• Define mission<br />

• Get an overview of key components of missiology<br />

• Reflect on the nuances of mission and <strong>missions</strong><br />

• Explore definitions of the term missionary<br />

• Acquire a feel for foundational concepts in missiology<br />

• Conceptualize the changing global context<br />

Key Words to Understand<br />

missionary<br />

missiology<br />

mission<br />

missiologist<br />

Missio Dei<br />

7<br />

closure<br />

missionary call<br />

globalization<br />

glocalization<br />

paradigm shifts

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