A '''missionary''' is one who is sent by the Church to preach the [[Gospel]] of Christ to a non-Christian people group. The word "missionary" is the Latin equivalent of the Greek word, "[[apostle]]," both meaning “send,” since Christ ''sent out'' his disciples to preach the Gospel ([https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10%3A5&version=NKJV Matthew 10:5]), first to the Jews, then to all the nations.

==Theological Foundations==