The Mission

The Purpose, Plan, and Development of Missions. Why is so much time devoted to missions within the history of the Christian Church? From the days of Philip traveling to Samaria, to Augustin sailing for Britain, to Carey ministering in India the push for evangelism has dominated the Church and rightly so. The Christianity has grown to the largest religious group in the world since those 120 Spirit-filled believers at Pentecost. The driving principle behind this massive growth was not awesome music, fancy delivery, or beautiful buildings; but rather a desire to evangelize the lost by carrying the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In short or simple terms this process is called missions. A Christian mission is more than a mere process; it is simple in…

Last summer my church and I went on a Mission Trip to Waterloo, Iowa. The Mission Trip took place from July 19, 2015-July 25, 2015. This was my first ever Mission Trip and I was glad that my dad went along to in order to mentor me on what to do and when I was supposed to do it. We went on this Mission Trip to do service work for those in need outside of our normal comfort zone here in Illinois. The residents that we were to help that week were Rita and Dan. Rita was old and had lots of trouble…

In my opinion, The Mission was a fantastic movie because of the action, the drama, and the history of the movie. As we saw, Father Gabriel, a Jesuit priest, entered the Guarani lands in South America with the purpose of converting the native Indians to Christianity. Father Gabriel was accepted by the Guarani Indians and then builds a mission, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza, a reformed slave trader seeking absolution. Unfortunately, a treaty transfers the land in which Father Gabriel has…

A short-term mission trip is a good start for Christians to make friends with interreligious or intercultural friends. It also prepare the participants to know missionary work better. However, there is a “marked divide between scholars and practitioners, between missiology and short-term mission.” Problems may happen like our mission trip to Maine. Fortunately, though some of the team members were not happy on that day, they forgot about it quickly. Since missionary work requires…

For Better or For Worse? Directed by Roland Joffé, The Mission (1986), tells the compelling story of the Jesuits’ attempt to set up a mission for the Guarani Indians in South America. Faced with opposing outside forces from the Spanish and Portuguese nobles and the Roman Catholic Church, the Jesuits’ stood by their mission until their last breath. Starring Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Chuck Low, Ray McAnally, Liam Neeson, Daniel Berrigan, and Indians themselves, the roles of the Jesuits, the…

My first mission trip was for an organization called 1Nation1Day through my church, Milestone, back home in 2013. The goal was to save the nation of Honduras in one day and continue to pour out love and support to the Hondurans so that they may be disciples for a lifetime. To prepare for the mission we spent the majority of the year 2012 fundraising to provide clothes, shoes, and meals for the Hondurans and were grateful enough to raise $250,000.00. Applications for the mission trip were sent…

“The Indians are once more free to be enslaved by the Spanish and Portuguese settlers.” This ironic statement made by Cardinal Altamirano (Ray McAnally), sets the tone for the beginning of the film, The Mission. The blunt, soullessness of this statement is not lost on the Cardinal, as he instructs his assistant to start the letter to the Pope over. In an interesting move, the film lets the viewer know the end of the movie before the movie itself has even really started. The film states in the…

engaging in missions using the lens of reason, with a brief overview of two other lenses: Tradition and experience. I will present ideas from the perspectives of my father, a missionary and my granduncle, the Right Reverend Datuk Bolly Lapok. Also I will share my experience of dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Depression through poetry and spoken word and how those platforms impacted many who come across them. The key voices in this essay are Graham Tomlin, Stephen…

Rodrigo Mendoza, one of the main characters in the film, The Mission, was at first, a mercenary and slave trader. After finding his significant other in bed with his own brother, Rodrigo is challenged to a duel by his brother. The tragic outcome of this duel sends Rodrigo down a challenging path of despair, depression, and ultimately redemption. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit priest, is the other main character. Unlike Rodrigo, Father Gabriel is a "Christ-like," peaceful, loving and compassionate…

At a youth group, Merge at Grace Church in Hamilton County, mission trips are offered every year to the students. The data below represents the number of students who attended each trip by year (High School STT Participation, 2015). From 2008 until 2010, only the mission trip to Mississippi was offered. Once more trips were added, more students started to go on mission trips in general. From 2010 to 2011, the number of students who went on a mission trip in general jumped from 41 to 105.…