Mission

Question 1

Examples of evangelism and missionary

Answer 1

• charities which help with humanitarian support abroad and also inform people about Christianity
• Centres and drop-ins where the homeless, elderly, or drunk people on a night out, can receive food, shelter and help, and which also provide a space to discuss religion
• Alpha courses and church activities open to the public – designed to get people interested in church and Christianity, and to teach them about the religion

Question 2

Missionary work

Answer 2

tries to evangelise, while also helping with practical considerations. As well as a mission to convert, and help, others, the Church also has other missions, such as working for peace. Mission is important to the modern Church, as they need to follow Jesus’ commands and gain members to carry out their work.

Question 3

What are the two things churches may place more focus on?

Answer 3

• the mission of evangelism

- helping those without food or shelter

Question 4

Christian mission

Answer 4

includes trying to help others and convert others to Christianity. The Church aims to grow through missionary work and evangelism, which are important to many Christians.

Question 5

Evangelism

Answer 5

spreading the good news and hoping to convert people to Christianity. Christians do this because Jesus commanded them to in the Great Commission; so they do so to serve God. Christians may also want to evangelise to help others through bringing them to Jesus. The Church may evangelise to maintain church members; needed to provide funds and volunteers to continue Christian work.

Question 6

Why might envagelivals feel that they must evangelise?

Answer 6

they believe non-Christians will not go to heaven because in John 14:6 Jesus said that he is the way to God. Liberal Protestants may disagree with this interpretation of what Jesus said, and, therefore, may be less likely to try to convert people of other religions

Question 7

Quote

Answer 7

And he said to them, “Go into all the
world and proclaim the good news to the
whole creation…

Question 8

Growth and new forms

Answer 8

In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, new forms of church have been on the rise. Denominations such as Pentecostalism and Charismatic Christianity have grown, and there are different ways of worship, such as youth churches and Messy Church.
This is because new forms of church cater to a need, e.g. Pentecostalism has embraced minorities and alternative forms of worship interest different groups of people, such as young people and families

Question 9

Gideons envangelism

Answer 9

Spread message by distributing copies of the New Testament to schools, prisons, hospitals

Question 10

Salvation Army evangelism

Answer 10

Practical response - shelters + soup kitchens

Question 11

COE

Answer 11

place emphasis on helping countries to develop rather than recruit converts