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- Dictionarymissionary/ˈmɪʃənəri/
noun
- 1. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.
adjective
- 1. relating to or characteristic of a missionary or a religious mission: "missionary work"
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2 days ago · A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development. [1] [2]
Jul 13, 2024 · A missionary is a person who tries to convert people to his own faith. In Christianity, this is called Christian mission or evangelism. Missionaries are usually sent from churches or worship places of the religion. They can also do other things, such as deliver medicines and cure diseases.
Jul 18, 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Jul 18, 2024 • Article History. The Christian mission, the church, and Christianity—each distinguishable, but inseparably related—have experienced four major transitions in their history.
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1 day ago · Partly from missionary zeal, but under the impetus of colonial expansion by the European powers, Christianity spread to the Americas, Oceania, East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout Europe, the division caused by the Reformation led to outbreaks of religious violence and the establishment of separate state churches in Europe.
Jul 18, 2024 · The major thrust of the early church-mission sprang from the conviction that Christians and congregations were fulfilling a mission and ministry begun in Jesus Christ. Baptism provided induction into the vibrant company of “God’s own people” (1 Peter 2:9–10), which many in the empire gradually accepted.
6 days ago · relating to or connected to a religious mission.
Jul 1, 2024 · Methodism - Missions, Evangelism, Revivalism: The ceaseless travels of Thomas Coke were the beginning of the British Methodist missionary tradition. The first area where missions took root was the West Indies; then came Sierra Leone and southern Africa.
