Missions and Christian education exist as isolated academic and ministerial siloes. In this article, a mutually-supportive perspective - an interactive dance - is presented as an analogy of the inherent connectedness of Missions and Christian education. This interactive dance is illustrated here through personal experiences and published resources, and throughout this Issue in divergent and profound ways.
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