SECTION 3 CHRISTIANITY- TOPIC 1.3.6 THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH

Question 1

what is the nature and purpose of missionary and evangelical work?

Answer 1

=A missionary is a person sent by a Church into an area to bring people into the Christian Church.

=Evangelical work is proclaiming the message
of Christianity with the aim of converting people to Christianity.

So purpose of missionary work and evangelical work is to convert the world
to Christianity.

Question 2

Why do Christians carry out missionary and evangelical?

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Answer 2

this was the last commandment of Jesus to his disciples

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“Go into all the world and preach the gospel”
“Father has sent me, I am sending you”

Question 3

What is going into the world and preaching the Gospel?

Answer 3

The Great Commission- Jesus’ last command
to his disciples to go
out and convert the
world.

Question 4

What is the history of missionary and evangelical work?

Answer 4

disciples of Jesus began this work immediately
St Peter organised conversions in Palestine

St Philip converted an Ethiopian Church

St Paul founded the Christian churches in Syria, Turkey, Greece before ending up in Rome

When Europeans began to colonise America and Africa, Christian missionaries went with them, so conversion to Christianity went hand
in hand with colonisation.

Question 5

What is Churches Together?

Answer 5

is a body uniting the Christian Churches in
England it organises Evangelism UK, which is dedicated to missionary and evangelical work in the whole of the UK.

Question 6

Alpha

Answer 6

aims to introduce non-churchgoers to the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and discussions.

Question 7

Hope

Answer 7

organisation which aims at being a catalyst for missionary work in local church communities
and provides resources and ideas for
evangelisation in local communities.

Question 8

Scripture Union

Answer 8

works in partnership with individuals and churches to use the Bible to inspire children, young people and adults to
come to know God -user youtube, youth club etc

Question 9

Urban Saints

Answer 9

runs youth and children’s groups around the UK and organises events, holidays, mission trips and training courses about
Christianity.

Question 10

Youth for Christ (YFC)

Answer 10

provides resources for churches and schools,
and runs residential events to bring the Christian message to young people outside the Church.

Question 11

What are the diff organisations?

Answer 11

Alpha
Hope
Scripture Union
Urban Saints
YFC

Question 12

Re-evangelisation

Answer 12

trying to bring back Christianity to somewhere which was Christian but has left the faith

Question 13

Global evangelism –

Answer 13

preaching the Gospel to the whole world

Question 14

Seminaries –

Answer 14

educational institutions which prepare pupils
for ordination as clergy

Question 15

Mission Metropolis –

Answer 15

the Catholic mission to start the re-evangelisation of Europe from the cities

Question 16

SOWAA FOR CHARITY WORK!

Answer 16

“Charity that leaves the poor person as he is, is not sufficient”

Question 17

Modern Christian missions work to provide for…?

Answer 17

material needs as well as spiritual needs.

Question 18

Conservative and evangelical Christians views about the importance of missionary and evangelical work.

Answer 18

-The Great Commission of Jesus told Christians their duty was to preach the Gospel to all nations

-believe that non-Christians can only have their sins forgiven by becoming a Christian

-question whether people outside the faith can be assured a place in heaven

-concerned about the decline in religion, especially in the UK

Question 19

Liberal Christians views about the importance of missionary and evangelical work.

Answer 19

-trying to convert followers of other religions when living in a multifaith society is a type of prejudice and discrimination

-feel that trying to convert others means you think your religion is right and theirs is wrong, but it is impossible to regard all other religions as wrong unless you have studied all of them and compared them to decide which one is true

-seeing them as a new form of colonisation

-most important commandment of Jesus was to love God and love your neighbour, and they think it is difficult to love your neighbour if you are telling them their religion is wrong.