The implications of ecclesiology’s understanding of church and κκλησία for the current missiology

Abstract

This introductory study was initiated by the observation that authors about the church differ in their understanding of and approach to church and κκλησία. An analysis of some authors reveals at least three main trends of ecclesiological approach that have an important influence on church missiology. The study concludes with the definition of important areas of study in both ecclesiology and missiology that can lead to a productive interaction between the modern day church and contemporary forms of κκλησία as described in the New Testament.