CHAPTER III: AN
ANALYSIS OF THE MISSION OF THE MARA
EVANGELICAL CHURCH MYANMAR AND THE EVANGELICAL
CHURCH OF
MARALAND INDIA
1. Introduction 155
2. A
Brief History of MEC and ECM 156
2.1.Mara
Evangelical Church 158
2.2.Evangelical
Church of Maraland 169
3. Meaning
of Mission 170
4. Paradigm
Shift in the Theology of Mission 173
4.1.Colonial
Ecclesial paradigm 173
4.2.Pietistic
Evangelical paradigm 176
4.3.Ecumenical
paradigm 179
4.4.Holistic
paradigm 181
4.5.Critique
on theological paradigms 182
5. Mission
History of the MEC of Myanmar and the ECM of India 185
5.1.Voluntary
mission work 185
5.2.Mission
as an integral activity of the Mara Church 186
5.3.Mission
strategies 187
6. Motivating
factors for Mission 191
6.1.Biblical
and theological factors 191
6.1.1. Obedience
to Christ 192
6.1.2. Constrained
by love and thanksgiving 192
6.1.3. Election 193
6.1.4. Eschatological
factor 194
6.1.5. Missionary
songs 195
6.1.6. Spiritual
revival 196
6.2.Ethno-political
identity factor 196
6.3.Social-cultural
factor 197
6.3.1. Principle
of sharing in relation to mission 197
6.3.2. Ethical
foundation of culture and mission 198
7. Critique
on the Mission of the MEC and ECM 200
8. Conclusion 213
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