The Church Exists by Mission

Mission and International Diakonia of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

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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

“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

We go there whereChrist is not yet or

is no longer known, and we help those

who are in need of support.

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World Religions 2013

33%

23%

14%

10%

7%

6%

3%2%

1% 0% 0% 1%Christians 2354 million

Muslims 1635 million

Hindus 982 million

non-religious 684 million

Buddhists 509 million

Chinese trad. religionists 433 million

Traditional religionists 243 million

Atheists 136 million

New religions 63 million

Sikhs 25 million

Jewish 15 million

others 51 million

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Christians in the World

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Mission of 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.

Mission has been given to the Church.

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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 andMission 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.

The Synod of the Church has admitted seven organizations as mission agencies of the Church.

They impliment the mission and the international diaconia of our Church together with their international partners.

Department for International

Relations

Theological Issues

Ministry to Finns Abroad

Office of Director

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Mission Organizations ofthe 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

Evangelical Church in Croatia (SANSA)

Moldovan Christian Aid(FCA)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of France (FELM)

Evangelical Church in Slovakia (SANSA)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary(SANSA)

Evangelical LutheranChurch of Ingria in Russia(FELM, LEAF, FLOM, SANSA, FLM, FCA)

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church(FELM, LEAF, SLEAF, FLM, SANSA, FCA)

Istanbul Lutheran Church (SLEAF, FLM,FLOM, SANSA)

Russian Orthodox Church (FCA)

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Asian partnership churches involved in the mission organizations

Ev. – Luth. Church in Bangladesh(FLOM)

Ev. - Luth. Church in Hong Kong(FELM)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (FELM)

Mongolian Lutheran Congregations (FLOM)

Church of Pakistan / Diocese of Peshawar (FELM)

Lutheran Church of Taiwan (FELM)

Ev.- Lutheran Church in Thailand(FELM)

Japan Ev. - Luth. Church(LEAF)

West Japan Ev. - Luth. Church(FLM, FLOM)

ChinaChristian Council(FELM, FBS)

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African partnership churches involved in the mission organizations and

FinnChurchAid

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola (FELM)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana(FELM)

Liberian Council of Churches(FCA)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon (FCA) Lutheran Evangelical

Church of Africa, Zambia(LEAF)

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Senegal (FELM)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania(FELM)

Church of Uganda(FCA)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (FELM)

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus(FELM, FLM, FLOM)

Ev. – Luth. Church in Kenya (LEAF, SLEAF)

Ev. – Luth. Church in Malawi (FELM, LEAF)

Ev. – Luth. Church in Sudan (LEAF)Sudan Ecumenical Forum (FCA)

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South American partnership churches involved in the mission organizations

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela(FELM)Evangelical

Lutheran Church of Colombia(FELM)

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Other cooperation agreements ofthe mission organizations and

FinnChurchAid ACT Alliance (FCA) Far East Broacasting Company (SANSA) World Council of Churches (FELM, FCA) Lutheran World Federation (FELM, FCA) Mission Aviation Fellowship (FELM, FLM, LEAF) SAT -7 (FELM, FLM, SANSA) Trans World Radio (SANSA) Wycliffe Bible Translators (FELM, SLEAF, FLM, FLOM) United Bible Societies (FBS) 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

missionorganizations 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

www.lutheranworld.org

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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/EuropeSlide 12 Map of Asia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AsiaSlide 13 Map of Africa, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfricaSlide 14 Map of South America,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_AmericaSlide 16 Mission in Thailand, photo: Pekka Y. Hiltunen, OGM.Slide 17 Mission in Thailand, photo: Pekka Y. Hiltunen, OGM.

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