Missio Dei Is Missio Trinitas: Sharing the Whole Life of God, Father, Son and Spirit
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Missio Dei (“the mission of God”), and grounding the mission of the church in the character of God as a missionary God, is one of the most important theological (re-)discoveries of the twentieth-century. The concept is limited, however, if focused on one aspect of God as sending God, model of incarnational mission or empowerment for mission. This article argues that missio Dei is missio Trinitas (“the mission of the Trinity”). It explores the richness of missio Dei from an explicitly trinitarian perspective and its implications for local congregations, in conversation with missional church writers. The article argues that missio Trinitas places primary responsibility for mission with a Trinitarian God, invites the church to join God in the dance of (co-)mission, moves mission beyond church programs to a spirituality of mission, turns church attention to a whole gospel for the whole world, and calls all Christians into mission as communities rather than individuals. Ensuring a Trinitarian understanding of God and mission helps the church to remember the importance of divine agency, spirituality of mission, holistic mission and the mission of the whole people of God.
摘要
Missio Dei （“上帝的使命”）和以作为使命上帝的性情而奠定的教会使命，是20世纪最重要的神学（再）发现之一。但是，如果只关注上帝派遣上帝，肉身宣教或宣教大能典范的某一方面，这个概念是有限的。本文认为， Missio Dei 是 missio Trinitas（“三位一体的使命”）。通过与宣教教会作家的对话，它从一个明显的三位一体的角度探讨了 Missio Dei 的丰富性及其对本地教会的影响。文章认为， missio Trinitas 将主要的宣教责任与三位一体的神联系在一起，邀请教会与上帝一起参加（共同）宣教的舞蹈，将宣教活动从教会计划之外转移到宣教的灵性上，将教会的注意力转向为整个世界的整个福音，并呼吁所有基督徒参与群体而不是个人的宣教。确保对上帝和使命的三位一体的理解有助于教会记住上帝的媒介，使命的灵性，整全的使命以及整个上帝子民的使命这些的重要性。
Resumen
La missio Dei (“la misión de Dios”), y la fundamentación de la misión de la iglesia en el carácter de Dios como un Dios misionero, es uno de los (re-)descubrimientos teológicos más importantes del siglo XX. Sin embargo, el concepto es limitado si está enfocado en un aspecto de Dios como un Dios que envía, un modelo de misión encarnada o en el empoderamiento para la misión. Este artículo argumenta que la missio Dei es missio Trinitas (“la misión de la Trinidad”). En conversación con autores que escriben sobre la misión de la iglesia, el artículo explora la riqueza de la missio Dei desde una perspectiva explícitamente trinitaria y sus implicaciones para las congregaciones locales. El artículo argumenta que la missio Trinitas asigna la responsabilidad principal de la misión a un Dios trinitario, invita a la iglesia a unirse a Dios en la danza de la (co-)misión, lleva la misión más allá de los programas de la iglesia a una espiritualidad de la misión, dirige la atención de la iglesia a un evangelio total para todo el mundo, y llama a todos los cristianos a una misión en comunidad en lugar de una individual. El asegurar una comprensión trinitaria de Dios y la misión ayuda a la iglesia a recordar la importancia de la intervención divina, la espiritualidad de la misión, la misión holística y la misión de todo el pueblo de Dios.
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Missio Dei Is Missio Trinitas: Sharing the Whole Life of God, Father, Son and Spirit
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Abstract
Missio Dei (“the mission of God”), and grounding the mission of the church in the character of God as a missionary God, is one of the most important theological (re-)discoveries of the twentieth-century. The concept is limited, however, if focused on one aspect of God as sending God, model of incarnational mission or empowerment for mission. This article argues that missio Dei is missio Trinitas (“the mission of the Trinity”). It explores the richness of missio Dei from an explicitly trinitarian perspective and its implications for local congregations, in conversation with missional church writers. The article argues that missio Trinitas places primary responsibility for mission with a Trinitarian God, invites the church to join God in the dance of (co-)mission, moves mission beyond church programs to a spirituality of mission, turns church attention to a whole gospel for the whole world, and calls all Christians into mission as communities rather than individuals. Ensuring a Trinitarian understanding of God and mission helps the church to remember the importance of divine agency, spirituality of mission, holistic mission and the mission of the whole people of God.
摘要
Missio Dei （“上帝的使命”）和以作为使命上帝的性情而奠定的教会使命，是20世纪最重要的神学（再）发现之一。但是，如果只关注上帝派遣上帝，肉身宣教或宣教大能典范的某一方面，这个概念是有限的。本文认为， Missio Dei 是 missio Trinitas（“三位一体的使命”）。通过与宣教教会作家的对话，它从一个明显的三位一体的角度探讨了 Missio Dei 的丰富性及其对本地教会的影响。文章认为， missio Trinitas 将主要的宣教责任与三位一体的神联系在一起，邀请教会与上帝一起参加（共同）宣教的舞蹈，将宣教活动从教会计划之外转移到宣教的灵性上，将教会的注意力转向为整个世界的整个福音，并呼吁所有基督徒参与群体而不是个人的宣教。确保对上帝和使命的三位一体的理解有助于教会记住上帝的媒介，使命的灵性，整全的使命以及整个上帝子民的使命这些的重要性。
Resumen
La missio Dei (“la misión de Dios”), y la fundamentación de la misión de la iglesia en el carácter de Dios como un Dios misionero, es uno de los (re-)descubrimientos teológicos más importantes del siglo XX. Sin embargo, el concepto es limitado si está enfocado en un aspecto de Dios como un Dios que envía, un modelo de misión encarnada o en el empoderamiento para la misión. Este artículo argumenta que la missio Dei es missio Trinitas (“la misión de la Trinidad”). En conversación con autores que escriben sobre la misión de la iglesia, el artículo explora la riqueza de la missio Dei desde una perspectiva explícitamente trinitaria y sus implicaciones para las congregaciones locales. El artículo argumenta que la missio Trinitas asigna la responsabilidad principal de la misión a un Dios trinitario, invita a la iglesia a unirse a Dios en la danza de la (co-)misión, lleva la misión más allá de los programas de la iglesia a una espiritualidad de la misión, dirige la atención de la iglesia a un evangelio total para todo el mundo, y llama a todos los cristianos a una misión en comunidad en lugar de una individual. El asegurar una comprensión trinitaria de Dios y la misión ayuda a la iglesia a recordar la importancia de la intervención divina, la espiritualidad de la misión, la misión holística y la misión de todo el pueblo de Dios.
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