The Church Is God’s Mission

Thomas Zehnder 2004 Daystar Mission Conference Jesu Juva Is it a well-known fact that the Division of Missions in February of 1963 produced a study document titled “Proposal for a Mission Self-Study and Survey with a Full-Time Study Director”? This proposal was subsequently adopted by the mission agencies and the Board of Directors of the…
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1965 Mission Affirmations

Affirmations of God’s Mission  Adopted by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (1965)  Prayer Read at the Beginning of the Report of the Floor Committee on Missions: O God the Father, who didst send Thy Son into the world to redeem the world, which Thou didst create for Thy glory; O God the Son, who hast redeemed…
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The Church is Christ’s Mission to Society

By David H. Benke January 12, 2004   1965 LCMS Resolution 1-01D: WHEREAS, Jesus Christ is Lord of all the world and in every area of life; and WHEREAS, The Christian recognizes no area of life that may be termed “secular” in the sense that it is removed from the lordship of Jesus Christ, though…
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