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Toward an evangelical missiology of humanitarian aid ministry

This research project explores the missiological aspects of humanitarian activities initiated and implemented by the Evangelical Churches in the area of the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2006, covering the period of war and the aftermath of economic and political transition. The theological foundations of missiology of humanitarian activities can be found in the Holy Scripture and the New Testament ; the main sources for the missiology of humanitarian activities and their contemporary organizational and functional modeling are church history and mission. The key premises of this research are in the statements that the good news is to be preached to all people and that showing mercy to our neighbors is part of our unique and permanent call being the followers of the Way Creating para-church organization that intends to work in the area of humanitarian and social activities begins with defining its mission statement, foundations, and goals. In the passages that follow, this research delineates the main modalities of para-church organizations including: selecting target groups, defining the programs and projects, building the structure, developing the management of resources, defining leadership structure, etc. Volunteers are considered as one of the most important segments in the church not- for-profit segment. Due to the signific-ance of fund-raising for developing an organization’s humanitarian, social, and other programs and the special importance of the public relations, these areas are elaborated in separate chap-ters. The rest of the research includes different humanitarian programs and projects, and inter- prets Agape practical experiences regarding their implementation in Croatia, Bosnia and Herze- govina, Macedonia, and Kosovo. The conclusions offer a view to the outcomes and achievements compared to the dual goals of the organization’s mission (humanitarian and evangelistic) in the set time and space. The list of synthetically derived end points is related to the interactive organizational, social and spiritual effects of both the humanitarian and evangelistic mission of Agape and the Evangelical Church in general.

church ; missions ; humanitarian aid ; humanitarian organization ; Agape

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