My favorite aspect of Christology that is most important in
my own theology of mission is probably the teaching ministry of Christ. The Missio Dei just really sticks out to me
through the way Jesus lived out what he taught: making disciples, loving the
poor, seeking justice, doing life with the sinners, etc. This has been my
favorite thing to study in this class and probably what I put most emphasis on
in my life. Focusing on this makes my goal of mission the same main things
Christ focuses on that I named above (which there are many other things he
teaches on). Because of this, my main mission activities are things like making
disciples, doing life with people around me no matter who they are, going out
into the community to love on people through actions of hospitality and
lovingness, etc.
One of my biggest strengths from
having Jesus’s teaching ministry as my favorite aspect of Christology is that
doing community work or living life with people are at the true center of my
heart. I absolutely love doing these things. Living out that side of God’s
calling for Christians is naturally not a burden for me but a huge blessing and
super fulfilling, unlike people who that doesn’t come naturally for. My
limitations for my choice of focusing on Jesus’s teaching ministry would
probably be things like I don’t emphasize Christ’s incarnation, crucifixion,
resurrection, or return enough. I’m not one to naturally try to talk to
non-Christians about God’s love for them and how Christ died for them. I’m
actually terrible at that. I’m good with discipleship and teaching about what
Christ taught on, but I’m terrible on things outside of that.
