mis.sion from Latin: mittere: act of sending
1. An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work.
2. A task that has been assigned to a person or group.
3. The organized work of a religious missionary.
4. A group of representatives or delegates.
Wining souls?
Some people interpret the word "mission" with colonialism and pedantry. But there is a big difference between people who share their heart's faith or those who dutifully push the "message" down people's throats. We do not serve a God Who burdens us, but Who sets us free.
Man or woman with a mission
Jesus asks us to tell everybody that God exists, that He is the High King, the Maker and Creator of all things. That He has come down to the earth to heal people's wounded hearts and show them who they can become with and in Him.
This attitude of life we call "mission". Mission is a "to-do-word". A word full of action, vision and purpose. All missions, whether they are "secret missions", a "Mission impossible", a "mission to planet Mars", are undertaken by people with know-how, courage and vision and may even be dangerous (read Matthew 28:19,20).
Wide variety of tasks
That is why there is such a wide variety of tasks in mission. And so there is also a job fitting your abilities. A great fulfilling job for the High King, bringing joy to you, radiating His love and warmth to others.
