3 Characteristics of Moravian mission.

Count Zinzendorf

In a letter to an English friend Zinzendorf wrote: 

"You are not to aim at the conversion of whole nations; you must simply look for seekers after the truth who, like the Ethiopian eunuch, seems ready to welcome the Gospel. Second, you must go straight to the point and tell them about the life and death of Christ. Third, you must not stand aloof from the heathen, but humble yourself, mix with them, treat them as Brethren, and pray with them and for them." 

(Zinzendorf 1732)

This quote shows the three basic characteristics of Moravian mission: 

1. The Holy Spirit guides both the seeker for truth and the missionary; 

2. Preaching Christ is the central task of the missionary; and 

3. The missionary imitates Christ’s example of humility.