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1910 Edinburgh World Missionary Conference (WMC) had been progressed in a positive atmosphere. The characteristics of that meeting could be summarized in three ways; 1) There was various types of dichotomies such as Home church and Younger church, West and non-West, Civilized and non- civilized, and so on; 2) The participants of 1910 Edinburgh WMC had a strong sense of hope, “Evangelized the world in this generation”; and 3) 1910 Edinburgh was related to Christendom in theological sense and was held in the era of colonization. In 1928 Jerusalem International Missionary Council (IMC), the positivism which was in 1910 Edinburgh had been seriously damaged because of the First World War. Many Younger churches’ leaders participated in IMC and John Mott pointed out that evangelization and social action should go together for spreading the Gospel in comprehensive way. 1938 Tambaram, India, IMC, claimed that evangelization is “an unfinished task” and it has to be done in the whole world, including Europe and North America. After the Second World War, 1947, Whitby IMC proclaimed that the boundary between Home and Younger church had collapsed and now each church has to be “Partners in Obedience.”In 1952 Willingen IMC, the presupposition of doing mission had changed in a radical way. Here is the final resolution, “The missionary movement of which we are a part has its source in the Triune God Himself.” “God sends forth the Church to carry out His work to the ends of the earth, to all nations, and to the end of time.” Before Willingen, mission is driven by churches and mission organization. Yet, after 1952 Willingen, the Triune God is the only subject of mission and church has become a His instrument for fulfilling His mission in the world. His mission is bigger than churches’ missions and God is the one who has initiated, is leading, and will be accomplished mission in the Final Days. In 2002, there was another mission festival in Willingen, which reflected 50 years of development of the missio Dei. Rev. Konrad Riser who was a general secretary of WCC at that time claimed that the purpose of the missio Dei is to reconcile the broken relationship between God and creatures. Tormor Engelsviken, professor of Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology, said that the aim of God’s mission is salvation and it includes both vertical and horizontal aspects of it. In addition, he argued that church should be continuously renewal, so that it may not be affected by materialism, secularism, and pluralism. Furthermore, it was recovered that during the second half 20th century the missio Dei had influenced many ministries which dealt with the isolated, poor, and oppressed in the world. In the 21st century, Korean Christianity has taking a crucial role in the world mission. Yet, there are several dichotomies in Korean mission as well. One of them is a serious conflict between evangelical and ecumenical. To contribute more positively in His Kingdom, Korean Christianity needs to show more maturity towards each other and focus on the Triune God who is performing His mission in the world
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Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, Willingen(1952, 2002), missio Dei, Triune God
