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Called, gathered and sent
Missionaries have been part of our Christian faith since the resurrected Jesus gathered with his followers on a mountaintop in Galilee to give them the Great Commission. But the work of missionaries has changed a great deal over the years as Christians have sought to reach out to a changing world with the love of Christ. How that work has evolved may help us understand our own mission better.
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