PPT Slide
Mission is understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It is thus put in the context of the doctrine of the Trinity, not of the doctrine of the church or of the doctrine of salvation.
The classical doctrine of the Mission of God as
- God the Father sending the Son, and
- God the Father and the Son sending the Spirit
is expanded to include yet another “movement”:
- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit sending the church into the world.