Vol. 3 (2011): Acta Missiologiae 2011
There seems to be a growing consensus that mission is something crucial to the life of the church, and not some peripheral option for the few, extra-adventurous people who are willing to travel and cross cultural barriers. In a variety of church situations, and increasingly in theological education, mission is moving to the center. Christopher Wright, during a recent symposium on the missional church, held at Denver Seminary and co-sponsored by WorldVenture and Denver Seminary, quoted a Danish friend who expressed frustration about the missional church movement. Quoting him (loosely!), „to speak of the missional church is like speaking of a female woman‖. What other kind can there be? A church that doesn‘t have mission at its core has ceased to be the church. It‘s encouraging to see that churches around CEE, after years of looking inward and being concerned primarily about survival, are also catching this conviction. We see this growing interest reflected in several of the articles in this issue.
