The 1910 Edinburgh Missionary Conference's Commission VI (The Home Base of Missions) provides insights for the significance today of the local congregation in mission. In particular, the Edinburgh 1910 Commission VI report addresses such prominent matters as short-term mission phenomena and “missional church” conversations.
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