A Theology of Mission: Challenges and Opportunities in Northeast Asia

by Gaylan Kent Mathiesen

Overview

Those called to proclaim the gospel in Northeast Asia face a seemingly impregnable wall of culture that is highly resistant to their message. The author tackles the question of why the great outlay of human and material resources over the centuries has not produced a greater receptivity to the gospel. He seeks answers in the theological categories of missio Dei, ecclesia Dei, and regnum Dei. Biblical, doctrinal, and theological considerations as well as church history and reformation history inform this study. Where does mission originate? What is God's intent for the church? As God comes into the world in love, what does his coming look like? Where does one find God's presence and how does one discern and build on that presence? These important questions for the articulation of mission are the foci of this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932688269
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	11/30/2007
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Gaylan Mathiesen was born on August 3, 1952, and graduated from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (CLB) in 1970. It was at Hillcrest that he began to develop an adult understanding of God's work in his life and began to learn about God's mission in the world. During his college days he met and married Magdalene Joy Larsen, who grew up in northern Japan, the daughter of missionary parents who served with the Church of the Lutheran Brethren (CLB). His relationship with Joy heightened his interest in missions in Asia.