MISSIO DEI (sending of God)
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Missio Dei is a Latin Christian theological term that can be translated as the "mission of God," or the "sending of God." According to theologian, David J. Bosch, "mission is not primarily an activity of the church, but an attribute of God. God is a missionary God." Our mission has not life of its own: only in the hands of the sending God can it truly be called mission. Mission is thereby seen as a movement from God to the world; the church is viewed as an instrument for that mission. There is church because there is mission, not vice versa. Therefore, the mission of the church is up-lifting fallen humanity through service to the least of those in the community. While, at the same time, edifying those members that have made a conscience decision to repent, atone, and make a turn-about in their daily living and accept righteousn