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| the specific work of the church and agencies in the task of reaching people for Christ by crossing cultural boundaries |
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| everything the church is doing that points toward the kingdom of God |
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| the academic study of missions, mission, and missio Dei |
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| a person who crossed cultural boundaries to establish new outreach on behalf of Jesus and plant new bodies of local believers |
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| An imaginary rectangular window between the 10th and 40th latitudes, bordered around Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. This window contains the bulk of the unreached peoples in the world. |
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| the age at which children are most likely to commit their lives to Christ as well as the ages at which they are most vulnerable |
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| Churches and denominations that have joined together under various ecumenical organizations, especially the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches |
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| twentieth-century phenomenon of Protestant churches and denominations working together in the context of the World Council of Churches with a goal of achieving some type of external unity |
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| taking the gospel to a new context and finding appropriate ways to communicate it so that it is understandable to the people in that context |
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| A nation-state in which traditional missionary work is illegal or banned |
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| Mission that takes into account the whole of human needs: spiritual, social, and personal |
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| Just as Christ was incarnated as a person, so missionaries, it can be said, need to incarnate themselves into a new context |
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| A church that fits well into the local culture |
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| A missionary from what was once considered a receiving nation |
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| The prominent denominations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in North America and Europe, including various branches within the Episcopal (Anglican), Presbyterian (and other Reformed groups), Methodist, Lutheran, and United Church of Christ traditions |
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| describe the non-Westernized world, including developing world |
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| A person who energizes a church or group of people and its resources for mission |
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| Nonresidential Missionary |
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| A missionary who, for whatever reason, is unable to permanently live in the country or among the people group that is the main focus of his or her ministry |
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| ethnic or linguistic terms |
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| The Hebrew word for peace in the Old Testament, where it refers to wholeness, completeness, and soundness |
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| trips with a mission focus that range from one week to one or two years |
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| Reflects the reality that Satan does not want unbelievers to come to Christ or believers to live fruitful, holy lives |
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| The replacement of core or important truths of the gospel with non-Christian elements |
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| the practice of using paid employment to gain and maintain entry in a cross-cultural setting |
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| Working to change society by transforming its unjust structures into more just ones |
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| People groups that currently have no access to the gospel |
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