The Right and Wrong of the ‘Presence’ Idea of Mission

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For over a hundred years Christian mission has been understood to be very largely proclamation. A major board has declared that "the supreme and controlling purpose of the Christian mission to the world is to proclaim Christ as divine and only Saviour," and this declaration is typical of those made by scores of missionary societies.

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