Dear Editor,
John M’s article, ‘Mixing mission’ (en May), highlights concerns about churches no longer prioritising missions as they used to. While this concern is understandable, the power of the plea is diminished because no biblical analysis of the problem is offered.
In this regard it is instructive to inquire how the Apostle Paul sought to motivate churches to mission in Romans. I would argue that there are three elements to Paul’s missionary motivation strategy.