Catholics can learn a considerable amount from evangelical mission theology. This article first reflects on what Catholics can learn in general, and then singles out three particular areas in which Catholics can profit from a study of evangelical thinking about mission. While Catholics and evangelicals have several basic disagreements, Catholics can learn from evangelicals' insistence on (1) the missionary nature of Christian existence, (2) the centrality of evangelism in missionary activity, and (3) the resistance of the “powers” to the gospel.
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