Mission leaders are dealing with issues as they relate to language and its impact on evangelism. More than 30 mission leaders met recently for the consultation on mission language and metaphors. The objective of the meeting was to search for words and metaphors in the international context. For example, mission workers were advised to avoid words like target, conquer, and crusade which still provoke violent reaction in the Muslim world. That said, offending someone isn’t always avoidable in evangelism. The Gospel is an offense because Jesus Christ does make exclusive claims to Lordship that angers followers of other religions.

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