Recent years have witnessed a rapid increase in the number of Christian organisations around the world. These specialised ministry groups have, for the most part, grown out of a genuine desire to help fulfil the task of world evangelization. But they have not always been seen in that light by the Church in its congregational or denominational expression.
It must be said with equal emphasis that some of these “parachurch” groups have not always shown the respect and acceptance which characterised the Christ who “loved the Church and gave himself for it.”
It is, therefore, not surprising that a spirit of prejudice and mistrust has developed between these two entities, though both strive to extend the Kingdom of God, of which they are part. This has often deteriorated to the point where co-operation in the mission of the Church becomes impossible.
For more information go to
Cooperating in World Evangelization: A Handbook on Church/Para-Church Relationships on the Lausanne Movement website.
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