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8/11/2019 LAM 1985 Statement of Missiological Principles
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Backoround Briefino Fapet::_
Humber 16
Latin
America
Mission
5465 N W 36 Street (33166)
P.O. Box 52-7900
Miami
FL
33152-7900
(305)884-8400
June
1C: 85
This pacer has been orepared bv the
Administration
orimarily
for
internal use.
It
may not quoted
r
reproduced without
permission.
t is dated,
and subiect to revision at ar:v time.
I n t r o d ~ ~ j j _ S J n
lJe believe that
God s
mission to the
IJorld
is the Church s
central
purpose.
God
in
His
sovereign
design,
has
entrusted
His
Church
with
the Word and empowered her with the Holy Spir i t so that by
proclamation,
teaching and demonstration of power and love Christ may be
communicated
to
al l nations, and
that each one who
believes
may
become part of
His
redeemed
people, obedient to the Gospel and the orecepts of His Kingdom. The l i f e of
this redeemed people should be expressed in witn
ess
and ser
vice
to one s
neighbor in
l o v e ~ beginnir: g Nith the
household
of fa.ith.
The
Latin America
t i
s s
i
on as a e s o u
-
c e o f
t h
e
Ch
u r c
h t-
c o
g
n
i
z e s
t h
e
f
o
l 1
o
N i
n
g g
u
i d i
n
g
missiological
principles
for the carrying
out
of i t s
ministry.
Acts 1: 1
-11;
F ~ o m a n s
16;
2 6 ~
i
The
L : ; - - : u ~ u _ .
The Centr alitv
of th
e Chur ch 1n
Godls
olan
fot
the
r:eter-
2:2 12
. . The church
s
:at the -lery cente; of God s cosmic
purpose and
is his
appointed m e n ~ of spre
ading
the
Gospel.
But a church which
preaches the
Cross must
i t s e l f
be marked
bv the
Cross. I t
becomes
a stumbling block to
evangelism when i t betrays
the
Gospel or
lacks
a l iving
fa i th
in
God a genuine love for people, or
scrupulous
honesty in
al l
things including
promotion
and finance. The
church
i s
the
community
of
God s
people
rather
than
an
ins t i tu t ion and must not be ident i f ied with any par t icular
cul ture , social or pol i t ica l system, r human ideology.
1.2
e rejoice that we the Latin
America
Mission,
are
part of the Body
of Christ ,
His Church;
therefore we
express our
support for i t .
To best
reach
*These Scriotural
references
are
not
meant to provide
a
complete l i s t ing
ot
passages to suoport
a given orinciple . Rather,
they are
merely suggestive
of the many Biblical passages that mioht be ci ted .
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A
Statement
of
Missiological Principles
m y
have to
be
employed.
The
development of i t s
own
leadership, programs
and
exoeriences
~ 1 1 1
strengthen
i t most.
Permanent
ministries
sha l l
be
given
their
autonomy as soon as oracticablc so
that
local structures
m v
be
strenothened.
.
-
.3 e recognize
our responsibi : i tv to
par t ic ipate
with
the Latin Church
as i t carr ies out the Great
Commission through
cross-cul tural witness
and
mission
from
i t s own Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the earth.
t 1 s
understood
thaf any effor t
to
establ ish churches is a commitment
to
the Church
i t s l f ~
t ~ J e
E ;
J c t a f f i l a t e s t D be ac t i v e par
t
i c i pan
t
s i n a l oc ct e < pr e s s i on
cf the C h ~ r c h ~ i : h which share a common faith and pract ice , to identify with
it ~ n d v n
though i t s faults and
weaknesses m y
be
evident,
to respect and