Editorial: The Christian call to be a holistic missional church

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3094 Edition

June 13~19, 2011

Editorial               

Editorial: The Christian call to be a holistic missional church

Translated by Lydia Ma

In April 2011, a diligent Department of Health inspector surnamed Yang 
discovered that in some foods that contained an additive known as clouding 
agent also contained traces of plasticizer – a harmful chemical not intended 
for foods and harmful for the human body. After this news broke, it became a 
grave social concern in Taiwan and the number of foods possibly contaminated 
due to this additive snowballed quickly with repercussions felt in Taiwan’s 
economy and international reputation.

Plasticizer washes out of the human body fairly quickly, so, though this 
problem was discovered too late, it’s still better late than never. But we 
can’t be so optimistic about the harmful effects of a nuclear spill or accident 
though. It’s no secret now that all four of Taiwan’s nuclear plants are located 
in high-hazard areas (according to World Nuclear Association). This means that 
these plants are costly, risky, and heavy pollutants. In the event of a nuclear 
accident, highly radioactive materials could easily leak from these plants and 
lead to scenarios beyond our control. This would translate into devastating 
consequences for our next generation and the generation after them.

“One leads one, New Doubling Movement” is PCT’s new evangelistic movement and 
it’s based on a holistic approach to evangelism. Hence, not only is PCT a 
church concerned about the salvation of people’s souls and spirits, it’s also 
concerned about the redemption of creation in general. Through this movement, 
we strive to bring back what God had intended for the whole of creation from 
the very beginning.

PCT believes a healthy or well-rounded Christian isn’t merely into 
Bible-reading, tithing, serving in church events; such a Christian also knows 
to apply the gospel to everyday life through awareness in social issues and 
concern that the gospel – God’s good news – is also preached there. In essence, 
a well-rounded Christian is a model citizen who is also a good steward of God’s 
creation.

So, we shouldn’t wait until a nuclear disaster strikes our country to turn our 
faith into action. It shouldn’t take a nuclear meltdown for Taiwan to realize 
the good news of the gospel. Instead we should always be ready to act and utter 
prophetic words our nation needs to hear to avert tragedies. Our nation cannot 
afford a nuclear accident – we are better off safe than sorry.

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