A Brief History of Christian Missions

 

πŸ“ A Brief History of Christian Missions

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV)

From the early church in Jerusalem to the farthest corners of the earth, Christian missions have been a vital expression of faith and obedience to Christ's Great Commission.

  • Early Church (1st–3rd Century):
    The apostles, particularly Paul, spread the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire. Christianity began to grow beyond Jewish communities.

  • Medieval Missions (4th–15th Century):
    Missionaries like St. Patrick in Ireland and St. Boniface in Germany played a role in evangelizing Europe.

  • Age of Discovery (15th–18th Century):
    With global exploration, missionaries traveled to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Catholic orders like the Jesuits became active worldwide.

  • Modern Missions (19th–20th Century):
    Protestant mission movements grew rapidly. Figures like William Carey (India), Hudson Taylor (China), and David Livingstone (Africa) pioneered new frontiers.

  • Contemporary Missions (21st Century):
    Today, missions include not only evangelism but also community development, education, healthcare, and advocacy. The Global South now sends missionaries too.

Christian missions are no longer just a Western endeavor—they are a global movement united in the name of Christ.

πŸ“ κ΅­μ œ μ„ κ΅μ˜ 역사

“κ·ΈλŸ¬λ―€λ‘œ λ„ˆν¬λŠ” κ°€μ„œ λͺ¨λ“  민쑱을 제자둜 μ‚Όμ•„
아버지와 μ•„λ“€κ³Ό μ„±λ Ήμ˜ μ΄λ¦„μœΌλ‘œ μ„Έλ‘€λ₯Ό λ² ν’€κ³ 
λ‚΄κ°€ λ„ˆν¬μ—κ²Œ λΆ„λΆ€ν•œ λͺ¨λ“  것을 κ°€λ₯΄μ³ μ§€ν‚€κ²Œ ν•˜λΌ.
λ³Όμ§€μ–΄λ‹€ λ‚΄κ°€ 세상 λλ‚ κΉŒμ§€ λ„ˆν¬μ™€ 항상 ν•¨κ»˜ 있으리라 ν•˜μ‹œλ‹ˆλΌ.”
λ§ˆνƒœλ³΅μŒ 28:19–20

μ˜ˆλ£¨μ‚΄λ ˜μ˜ μ΄ˆλŒ€κ΅νšŒμ—μ„œ μ‹œμž‘λœ λ³΅μŒμ€ μ˜€λŠ˜λ‚  μ „ 세계에 퍼져 λ‚˜κ°”μœΌλ©°, μ„ κ΅λŠ” κ·Έλ¦¬μŠ€λ„μ˜ 지상λͺ…령에 μˆœμ’…ν•˜λŠ” 믿음의 ν‘œν˜„μ΄ λ˜μ–΄ μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • μ΄ˆλŒ€κ΅νšŒ μ‹œλŒ€ (1~3μ„ΈκΈ°):
    사도 λ°”μšΈμ„ λΉ„λ‘―ν•œ μ œμžλ“€μ΄ 둜마 제ꡭ 전역에 λ³΅μŒμ„ μ „ν•˜λ©°, κΈ°λ…κ΅λŠ” μœ λŒ€μΈμ„ λ„˜μ–΄ μ΄λ°©μΈμ—κ²Œ ν™•μ‚°λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • 쀑세 선ꡐ (4~15μ„ΈκΈ°):
    μ„± 패트릭(μ•„μΌλžœλ“œ), μ„± λ³΄λ‹ˆνŒŒμŠ€(독일) λ“± 유럽 전역에 λ³΅μŒμ„ μ „ν•œ 인물듀이 ν™œλ™ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • λŒ€ν•­ν•΄ μ‹œλŒ€ 선ꡐ (15~18μ„ΈκΈ°):
    세계 νƒν—˜κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ 선ꡐ사듀은 μ•„μ‹œμ•„, 아프리카, 아메리카 λ“±μœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜μ•„κ°”κ³ , 예수회 λ“±μ˜ 가톨릭 μˆ˜λ„νšŒκ°€ ν™œλ°œνžˆ μ„ κ΅ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • κ·ΌλŒ€ 선ꡐ (19~20μ„ΈκΈ°):
    κ°œμ‹ κ΅ μ„ κ΅μš΄λ™μ΄ λ³Έκ²©ν™”λ˜λ©°, μœŒλ¦¬μ—„ 캐리(인도), ν—ˆλ“œμŠ¨ ν…ŒμΌλŸ¬(쀑ꡭ), λ°μ΄λΉ„λ“œ λ¦¬λΉ™μŠ€ν„΄(아프리카) λ“±μ˜ 선ꡐ사가 λ“±μž₯ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • ν˜„λŒ€ 선ꡐ (21μ„ΈκΈ°):
    이제 μ„ κ΅λŠ” 전도뿐 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ§€μ—­ 개발, ꡐ윑, 의료, 인ꢌ 옹호 λ“± λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ λ°©μ‹μœΌλ‘œ ν™•μž₯되고 있으며, λ‚¨λ°˜κ΅¬ ꡭ가듀도 선ꡐ사 νŒŒμ†‘μ— μ°Έμ—¬ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

기독ꡐ μ„ κ΅λŠ” 이제 μ„œκ΅¬μ˜ 일이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ „ 세계 κ΅νšŒκ°€ ν•¨κ»˜ν•˜λŠ” 곡동 사λͺ…μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.


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