Transcript Esityksen otsikko

The Church Exists by Mission
Mission and International Diakonia of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Finland
Our calling
We participate in the action of the Triune God in the
world – we invite people to salvation through Christ.
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Mission of the Triune God
“As the Father has sent me, I am
sending you.” John 20:21
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We go there where
Christ is not yet or
is no longer known,
and we help those
who are in need of support.
“But you will receive power when
the Holy Spirit comes on you; and
you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.” Acts 1:8
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World Religions 2013
1%
3%
0%
0% 1%
Christians 2354 million
2%
Muslims 1635 million
6%
Hindus 982 million
33%
7%
non-religious 684 million
Buddhists 509 million
Chinese trad. religionists 433 million
10%
Traditional religionists 243 million
Atheists 136 million
New religions 63 million
14%
Sikhs 25 million
23%
Jewish 15 million
others 51 million
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Christians in the World
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Mission of the Church
Mission has been given to the Church.
Mission means sharing
the Gospel in words and
deeds. Local parishes
implement their mission
together with the mission
organizations of the
Church and
FinnChurchAid.
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Church Law, Chapter 4
• 1 §. Duties of a parish. In order to implement the
mission of the Church, a parish arranges services,
conducts baptisms and eucharists and other pastoral
acts, implements Christian education and teaching,
counseling, diakonia and mission, as well as other
aspects of proclamation and service, based on the
Christian message.
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Church Statutes, Chapter 4
• 4 §. A parish and its members will promote the
mission, the purpose of which is to share the Gospel
among those who are not Christians. These actions
are specified in the guiding principles for the mission
approved by the church council or the parish council.
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Office for Global Mission and
Mission Organizations
The Office for Global
Mission, as part of the
Department for
International Relations
www.evl.fi/kkh/kuo/klk),
develops, coordinates,
and guides the mission of
the Church together with
its parishes, dioceses,
and mission
organizations.
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Department for
International
Relations
Office of
Director
The Synod of the Church
has admitted seven
organizations as mission
agencies of the Church.
Theological
Issues
Ministry to
Finns
Abroad
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They impliment the mission
and the international
diaconia of our Church
together with their
international partners.
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Mission Organizations of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Finland
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (FELM)
http://www.mission.fi/
Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland (LEAF)
http://www.sley.fi/
Swedish Lutheran Evangelical Association in Finland (SLEAF)
http://www.slef.fi/
Finnish Bible Society (FBS)
http://www.bible.fi/
Finnish Lutheran Mission (FLM)
http://www.sekl.fi/
Finnish Lutheran Overseas Mission (FLOM)
http://www.flom.fi/
The Messengers (SANSA)
http://www.sansa.fi/
FinnChurchAid (FCA) cooperates with the mission organisations of the Church.
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European partnership churches involved in
the mission organizations and FinnChurchAid
Estonian
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
(FELM, LEAF, SLEAF,
FLM, SANSA,
FCA)
Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Ingria
in Russia
(FELM, LEAF, FLOM,
SANSA, FLM, FCA)
Russian Orthodox
Church
(FCA)
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church of
France (FELM)
Evangelical
Church in
Croatia (SANSA)
Moldovan
Christian Aid
(FCA)
Evangelical
Church in Slovakia
(SANSA)
Istanbul
Lutheran
Church
(SLEAF, FLM,
FLOM, SANSA)
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Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Hungary
(SANSA)
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Asian partnership churches involved in the
mission organizations
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
in Jordan and the
Holy Land (FELM)
Church of
Pakistan /
Diocese of
Peshawar
(FELM)
Mongolian
Lutheran
Congregations
(FLOM)
Japan
Ev. - Luth. Church
(LEAF)
West Japan
Ev. - Luth. Church
(FLM, FLOM)
Ev. – Luth.
Church in
Bangladesh
(FLOM)
Ev.- Lutheran
Church in
Thailand
(FELM)
China
Christian
Council
(FELM, FBS)
Lutheran Church of
Taiwan (FELM)
Ev. - Luth. Church
in Hong Kong
(FELM)
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African partnership churches involved in the
mission organizations and FinnChurchAid
Ev. – Luth. Church in
Sudan (LEAF)
Sudan Ecumenical
Forum (FCA)
Evangelical
Lutheran Church of
Senegal (FELM)
Liberian Council
of Churches
(FCA)
Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Cameroon
(FCA)
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
of Angola (FELM)
Evangelical
Lutheran Church
in Namibia (FELM)
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Ethiopian Evangelical
Church Mekane Yesus
(FELM, FLM, FLOM)
Ev. – Luth. Church in
Kenya (LEAF, SLEAF)
Church of Uganda
(FCA)
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Tanzania
(FELM)
Ev. – Luth. Church in
Malawi (FELM, LEAF)
Lutheran Evangelical
Church of Africa, Zambia
(LEAF)
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Botswana
(FELM)
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South American partnership churches
involved in the mission organizations
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church of
Colombia
Evangelical
Lutheran
Church in
Venezuela
(FELM)
(FELM)
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Other cooperation agreements of
the mission organizations and FinnChurchAid
 ACT Alliance
 Far East Broacasting Company
(FCA)
(SANSA)
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(FELM, FCA)
(FELM, FCA)
(FELM, FLM, LEAF)
(FELM, FLM, SANSA)
(SANSA)
(FELM, SLEAF, FLM, FLOM)
(FBS)
World Council of Churches
Lutheran World Federation
Mission Aviation Fellowship
SAT -7
Trans World Radio
Wycliffe Bible Translators
United Bible Societies
Regional cooperation agreements
(FLM, FLOM)
in the Middle East and South West and Central Asia
 Ecumenical agreements of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
 Partnership agreements of parishes throughout the world
 Cooperation between the mission organizations and the Church´s ministry to Finns
abroad
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Mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Finland and the Lutheran World Federation
Most of the partnership churches involved in the mission
organizations are members of the Lutheran World
Federation.
The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission and
FinnChurchAid
have cooperation agreements with the Lutheran World
Federation.
Mission document:
Mission in context 2004
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Photos and Maps
Slide 1 A cross above a French city, photo: Maila Racken, FELM.
Slide 2 Senegalese boys in the village of Aaba, Saidou Sall (left) and Malick Dia, Ndioum, photo: Paula Laajalahti,
FELM.
Slide 3 People in the street in Hong Kong, photo: Ari Vitikainen, FELM.
Slide 6 After a worship service in the Chinese countryside everyone received his/her own Bible, photo: FBS.
Slide 10 Mission in Bangladesh, photo: FLOM.
Slide 11 Map of Europe, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
Slide 12 Map of Asia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
Slide 13 Map of Africa, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa
Slide 14 Map of South America,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America
Slide 16 Mission in Thailand, photo: Pekka Y. Hiltunen, OGM.
Slide 17 Mission in Thailand, photo: Pekka Y. Hiltunen, OGM.
The producer can be found at:
http://sakasti.evl.fi/klk
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