Mission Mind of the South

            Bosch emphasizes the importance of future missions by demonstrating the shift of missions to the “South,” that is to say Asia, Africa and Latin America. Because these parts of the world have not experienced a lot of European influence in the ways of missions, these parts of the world are looking at missions with a fresh perspective. The South is focused on the “gospel of the kingdom” instead of the “gospel of salvation.” This implies that the gospel is to be taken all over the world instead of used just to save people who are like us. Another emphasis from these mission thinkers is that of the regular people serving as a witness. It does not require a minister or clergyman to bring the news of the kingdom of God to the world. I think that these ideas will continue to grow in importance as the church of the South continues to grow.