Why the "S" is Important

1. There are three Designations within the theology of missions. a) The largest one is called Missio Dei, which means mission of God. i) It refers to all that God is Doing in the world to achieve His purposes. b) The second one that fits inside the first is the mission of the church, which is the Duty that God wants His churches to carry out in this world. c) The third one is missions which seeks to Duplicate the church in Distant places. i) As we go Down the list of the Designated missions, each one is more  Distinct in its purpose than the one before, and each is a Division of the one before. ii) Each of these three mission designations have Deliberate goals to accomplish. 2.  What is a biblical Description of a missionary? a) To whom should we Disperse our missions Dollars? b) Acts 14 provides a Diagnostic tool to Discern what a missionary does and whom we should support. i) A missionary Declares the gospel. ii) A missionary Disciples converts. iii) A missionary Develops churches and Designates pastors. 3. The Danger of Missions Creep.