Crossworld
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Rethinking the Missionary Label - Crossworld
November 19, 2024 - I’m guessing that’s not how you want to be perceived. What does that mean for labeling yourself as a missionary? Let’s start by going back to the Bible. No, the word missionary is not in the Bible. Scripture does give us the example of Paul and Barnabas being sent out by the church at ...
Global Frontier Missions
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Where Is "Missionary" In The Bible?
August 27, 2025 - While the exact term "missionary" isn't explicitly mentioned in the Scriptures, the concept of missions and the call to spread the Gospel are deeply woven into the biblical narrative.
Is everyone "missionary"?
All humans are "imagers" of God. Ambassadors to the world for good or ill. But missionaries are a different thing entirely. More on reddit.com
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March 28, 2025What is y'all's take on missionary work, specifically as it relates to colonialism?
Statistically speaking there are now more missionaries from the Majority World than from Western countries. Mission in the 19th and 20th centuries definitely had an awkward relationship with colonialism. But the many thousands of South Indians in North India, Africans in Europe, Filipinos in the Gulf and Latinos in North Africa, etc, are doing mission mostly from a position of being poorer and less powerful than the people they are trying to reach. I am delighted that the association of Christianity as the white man's religion and mission as a form of colonialism are ending as they were never what God intended. More on reddit.com
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June 18, 2022ABWE
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Is Every Christian a Missionary? | ABWE
August 26, 2025 - Some have said that the word “missionary” is not in the Bible, but that isn’t quite true. We derive words like missionary and missions from the Latin missio, which simply means sending. The Greek equivalent is apostelló, from which the word apostle comes.
Quora
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Is the word missionary found in the Bible? - Quora
Answer (1 of 5): “Missionary” from “missionaris” is a Latin-root word, and as such would not be found in the Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek Bibles. ‘Missionary’ would literally and etymologically mean ‘sent one’. However, the word ‘apostolas’ is found frequently in the New Testament.
Lincolnberean
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What is a Missionary? – Lincoln Berean
Interestingly, the word “missionary” never occurs in the Bible! It’s a noun that we have created as a way of describing someone sent on a mission. Yet, the answer is not totally clear and easy because even the term “mission” is a rare one in the NT.
Bethanygu
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Missionary Vs. Apostle: How They Differ & Are Similar | Bethany Global University
July 17, 2025 - The term “missionary” is never used in scripture. The word is actually derived from a Latin group called the Jesuits. When they went out to spread the gospel, they used this term.
Ministry127
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What Is a Missionary? | Ministry127
Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines ... authority for faith and practice, and it is, where do we get this teaching from? To be clear, the word missionary is not found in the Bible....
Southern Equip
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Who is a Missionary? — Southern Equip
February 6, 2025 - In this verse, most English Bible translations use the term messengers instead of apostles, preferring to call Titus and his colleagues messengers of the church rather than apostles of the church.
Advancing Native Missions
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What is a Missionary? Discover their Purpose and Impact
August 26, 2024 - Technically, the word missionary doesn’t appear in the Bible.
Mission Discovery
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What is a Missionary? Learning from Biblical Examples - Mission Discovery
May 3, 2024 - While the word “missionary” isn’t specifically mentioned in the Bible, the stories of individuals like Moses, Paul, Esther, and Philip illustrate the essence of mission work. Whether through acts of courage, advocacy, or compassion, these individuals demonstrated a commitment to spreading God’s love and advancing His kingdom on earth.
A Bible A Day
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Definition for Missionary - A Bible A Day
March 24, 2022 - The word missionary does not appear in the Bible, however it does use minister to reference the role of missionary.
Radical
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Defining Missionary – Radical
May 11, 2025 - Now, there’s a reason there is a lot of confusion around this term and it’s because Scripture doesn’t give us an explicit answer to who or what a missionary is. In fact, if you scan through the Bible, you’ll discover that you won’t find the word “missionary” anywhere.
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Just Disciple
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What is a Missionary? The Biblical Answer
November 5, 2020 - In the Bible, Jesus tells all Christians to share the gospel with the ends of the earth, yet the Bible never once uses the word missionary to describe these Christians. Now, churches all over the world use the word ‘missionary’ as a way ...
9Marks
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Is Every Christian a Missionary? - 9Marks
May 7, 2025 - Think about it: if the redemption ... with the family in my neighborhood that is hard for me to love. “Missionary” is simply an extra-biblical term that has linguistic roots in the idea of “being sent.” It has been ...
Until All Have Heard
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What is the biblical equivalent of a “missionary” in the NT? | Until All Have Heard
December 3, 2007 - This is my question: “Is being a missionary, as we know them, a biblical concept?” ... Like Loading... ... I really don’t think this question is all that important, I’m sorry. At the most simplistic level, the word “missionary” isn’t in the Bible because that word is in English and the Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek.
Rmni
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"Missionary" Defined - RMNI.org
October 9, 2013 - The word can be defined too narrowly, so that Jesus would be excluded, having been sent only to His own people, and too broadly to encompass every Christian, making the terms synonymous. Historically, God has given a special mission to many individuals in the biblical record.
Missions for Kids
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What Is a Missionary? A Kid-Friendly Guide for Families
March 22, 2026 - The word missionary never appears in the Bible. But the Bible is full of missionaries. The clearest examples are three men whose lives together form a complete picture of what missionary work looks like: Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy.
The Gospel Coalition
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Is Every Christian a Missionary?
March 2, 2023 - But if not everyone’s a missionary, how do you determine who is? The English word “missionary” is derived from the Latin missio, which means “sending” and corresponds with the Greek word apostello.
Center for Great Commission Studies
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What is a Missionary? - Center for Great Commission Studies
May 21, 2026 - Although the modern term “missionary” does not appear in Scripture, the concept of this distinct role is established in the Bible’s language. In the Old Testament, the Hebrew verb “shalach”, meaning “to send”, is used regularly ...