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Missionary inspires and educates local churches to better follow the Great Commission by providing trusted resources to prepare them to send missionaries to peoples who have never heard of Christ.
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“My wife and I watched this series of videos and were moved again by the zeal and sacrifices of God’s global emissaries. I recommend the series, and pray the Lord will use it to stir up his church for the sake of all the unreached language groups.” –John Piper
Let your heart be stirred to zeal for Christ's Church through the faithful example of the trailblazing missionaries featured in Missionary: Obeying the Great Commission.
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Glossary
Words are important, especially on the mission field. Use our glossary to gain a solid understanding of missions terminology.
Definition
Contextualization
Contextualization refers to the considerations and actions that a missionary may take in order to remove cultural obstacles to accepting the gospel. This often means adapting to the cultural and historic norms of a language or people group. Hudson Taylor's decision to adopt Chinese dress and manners in his mission to China is a famous example of contextualization. The objects and degrees of contextualization are frequent sources of debate in missiology as many see the risk of inviting syncretism through overcontextualization.