The Total Man in Mission: The Head, the Heart, the Hands, and the Habit

Youssry Guirguis, PhD Candidate.

Abstract

The success of any missionary lies behind the concept of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) philosophy of mission, which embraces the thought of totality in man: the head, the heart, the hands, and the habit. Being a missionary oriented movement from its inception to the present time, the SDА Church philosophy of mission predestines to be holistic. The equipping of their teachers, pastor, and laymen in readying and producing missionary for God's cause is of vital prominence and occurrence. The preliminaries in posting off (foreign, local) missionaries is rewarding for His work. However, not all missionaries whether local or foreign are felicitous i the mission field, to numerate but a few: adapting, fitting, acclimate, be familiar with, and become acclimatized to variegated cultures is not for all. Therefore, this paper stimulates and gives incentives te any personage (laymen, pastor, local, or even oversees) who desires to be successful in his/her mission field. Thence, the SDA philosophy of mission, which encapsulates the concept of totality in man: the head, the heart, the hands, and the habit are aрproached.