A missions theology based solely upon God's glory and love also poses some difficulties. This theology of missions is very ambiguous and open ended, lacking a true vision or focus that the church can grasp.

In contrast, a Kingdom Theology of missions provides the necessary vision of destroying the works of the devil while giving God the glory and loving people at the same time.

As I write this I am reminded of Samuel Moffett's article “Evangelism: The Leading Partner” In this article Moffett contrasts the merits of personal evangelism with social action, ending with the conclusion that evangelism needs to be the “leading partner” among equals. However, I would like to suggest that it is possible to have both social action and personal evangelism as equal partners. [@more@]

This partnership is possible under a Kingdom Theology of missions as both seemingly opposite values reflect the heart of God. It is not an “either/or” situation or even a situation where one equal is higher then another.

It comes down to how you believe one enters the Kingdom of God. If your focus is on obtaining decision cards, then personal evangelism would be your focus.

However, if you look at the Bible as a whole you will see that those whom God calls His own do not always come to Him the same way. God is more concerned about the direction you are heading then with your outward actions.

Therefore, if people are drawn closer to God through the good deeds that I perform, then I have accomplished my goal and have destroyed the works of the evil one.