Misiones

A Christian mission is an organized effort to spread Christianity to new converts. Missions involve sending individuals and groups, called missionaries, across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as educational or hospital work. Sometimes individuals are sent and are called missionaries. When groups are sent, they are often called mission teams and they do mission trips. There are a few different kinds of mission trips: short-term, long-term, relational and those that simply help people in need. Some people choose to dedicate their whole lives to mission. Missionaries have the authority to preach the Christian faith (and sometimes to administer sacraments), and provide humanitarian aid. Christian doctrines (such as the Doctrine of Love professed by many missions) permit the provision of aid without requiring religious conversion.

Las misiones puede referirse a los asentamientos o colonias establecidas por misioneros para evangelizar a los nativos en regiones inhóspitas y a su vez prestarles ayuda humanitaria, como también puede referirse a organizaciones religiosas evangélicas responsables del envío de misioneros para la predicación.