A Christian missionary can be defined as "one who is to witness across cultures."The Lausanne Congress of 1974, defined the term, related to Christian mission as, "to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement."
Isithunywa sobuKrestu sevangeli singachazwa ngokuthi "unguye ubufakazi yonkana amasiko."I- Lausanne Congress yango-1974, ichaze leli gama, elihlobene nomsebenzi wobuKristu ngokuthi, "ukwakha inhlangano esebenzayo yokutshala amasonto."Izithunywa zevangeli zitholakala emazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele.