MISSION THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION

Missiology is a branch of science that affirms that mission is the mission of One God, namely God the Triune God, in which God saves sinners in all the world. Allah is the source, initiator, dynamist, implementer and fulfillment of His mission. From this it is clear that the foundation of this mission of God departs from His heart and He Himself carries out His mission.

There are several terms related to mission, namely:

- Missio Ecclesiae: mission of the Church

- Missio Apostolorum: mission of the apostles

- Missio Christi: the mission of Christ “Christ sent His disciples, God sent Christ (John 20:21)

- Missio Dei: the entire work of God in saving the world that starts with the Israelites to the end of all believers.

In carrying out a mission, you must have a good motivation where everything depends on God's purpose, which is to save all mankind. In carrying out a mission, evangelism must be carried out because the preaching of the gospel is the most important thing in missionary activity.

In the missionary movement throughout the past centuries the Holy Spirit has played an active role so that they are able to pass through every challenge and persecution that occurs in their every ministry. In this case it is also very clear that the work of God in helping everyone who is truly doing His duty so that the Gospel grows and spreads more and more to many areas.

Evangelism began to develop from the Old Testament which then grew clearly and clearly in the New Testament. Biblical mission begins with God, departs from God, is carried out by God and returns to God. In the New Testament (Matthew 28: 19-20) it is clear that Jesus gave the Great Commission to His disciples and this amant must also be done by everyone who believes in Jesus (every believer is a disciple of Jesus).

In the New Testament it is very clear that Jesus is an example in carrying out God's mission. Jesus was a missionary who was truly "professional" as a missionary, whose whole life was to carry out God's mission until He died on the cross (Mark 10:45).

The essence of the Great Commission in Matthew's Gospel is the mission of discipleship (matetes). There are two methods used by Matthew in mission (keruso = witnessing; didasko: teaching) by: Carrying out the teachings of Christ. Having a commitment to God's commands of justice, love and obedience to all God's will (Matthew 5-7). God's call to do the commandment of love is the sole basis for the conversion of the Church to carry out the Great Commission

The essence of the Great Commission in Mark's Gospel is: The mission of belief and repentance: that is, the basic attitudes and prerequisites for salvation (Mark 6:12; 16:16 cf. Mark 1:15 b). The heart of the Great Commission in Luke's Gospel is a mission of witness to faith where the main and first target of the Gospel are: Jews; Shows the battling (continuity) between the nation of Israel and the church; Luke's emphasis on mission: Repentance and forgiveness of sins. The heart of the Great Commission in John's Gospel is missionary mission: Jesus: who was sent to do the work of God in the world (John 5:19; John 3:16); Allah: the one who sends identifies Himself in the One He sends.

The heart of the Great Commission in Acts is: A Testimony of Faith

Witnesses (martos / martures) appear 13x in the Acts of the Apostles. In many cases the word apostle (evangelos is synonymous with the word witness (martos). In Acts this task is assigned to humans who are very weak and unable to do anything on their own but continue to depend completely on the Holy Spirit. The witness of faith is for the sake of salvation. the nations to the heathen nations.

This book also explains the elements of mission, namely:

1. The Mission Board is a sender. The mission agency has the task of organizing a mission project, organizing a mission project, making a proposal for a mission project, raising funds, conducting surveys and research about the place to be recruited recruiting candidates for the mission agency's delegates to be sent, training and educating the mission agency delegates to make contact with people in the mission field equipping the missionary with the ability in administrative, immigration and population matters, sending the mission agency to a designated place to monitor the condition and services of the mission agency's delegation, always giving advice / counseling to the mission agency delegation continue giving information / reports on mission assignments to sponsors.

2. Representatives of the Mission Board are those who are sent, in this case individuals or groups of institutions sent by the Mission Board to carry out the mission. Mission delegates have the task of making themselves part of the local community, so that they can be accepted by the local community, equip themselves with local permits, receive protection from the government, carry out will the mission programs of the mission agency, carry out all of them, in cooperation with the recipients who in the mission field report or report to the mission agency concerned or consult with the mission agency. Representatives of the Mission Board make themselves part of the local community by adopting attitudes that are acceptable to the local community; ready to state the correct identity; paved the way for good relationships. Representatives of the Mission Board must have good character, by making Jesus the example of his life, and be able to practice it in the midst of darkness.

3. Mission Field is a partner who welcomes cooperation with missionaries in the mission field, can take the form of individuals / institutions / churches. Want to have the same vision and mission as Utusan Badam Misi, so as not to become a hindrance in serving. The mission of the mission field is to receive and assist the mission field in handling permits, immigration, residence, etc .; cooperate in partnership with representatives of mission agencies. processing and following up the mission results of the mission agency delegates. The standard of the delegation of the mission agency chooses the mission field: local residents / people / institutions. understand and support the vision and mission and the way the mission agency operates and ubm is able to cooperate with the Mission Agency and Mission Agency Delegates.

Culture is the result of activities and the creation of the mind (mind) such as: beliefs, arts, and customs. the overall knowledge of humans as social creatures that are used to understand the environment and their experiences and guide their behavior. Humans as social creatures have an agreement to agree on something to do together (guidelines), because from the results of their agreement their welfare will be used. In carrying out cross-cultural services, one must have sincerity and integrity so that one can be careful in dealing with cultural differences.

The Christian life who has received the gift of salvation by Jesus Christ has the same responsibility to be a good and responsible witness in spreading the gospel to the world. In this book, steps to implement missions for the layman are given, including the following:

a. Have the right vision and mission

b. Forming an implementation team

c. Be sensitive to culture and community needs

d. Take approaches to the community

e. Planning an evangelistic strategy

f. Continuously evaluating the existing community

The Power of Books

1. Equipped with a table of contents

2. Equipped with a foot note

3. Equipped with a bibliography

4. Make the presentation of the material easy for the reader to understand

5. The writing of this book is very orderly, coherent and clear