There should be no theology that does not relate to the mission of the church - either by being generated out of the church's mission or by inspiring and shaping it. And there should be no mission of the church carried on without deep theological roots in the soil of the Bible.
No theology without missional impact; no mission without theological foundations.- Christopher Wright, The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission (Biblical Theology for Life)
, pg. 20
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Good words. I would add that there is not always a need for missionaries to have a seminary degree to be more than qualified. One of the most surprising things I have found in being a missionary in Japan is how in need Japan (and the unbelieving world) is of simple Christians who love God deeply and know God through his Word and through experience.
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