The Orthodox mission should be understood as the public preaching of Christianity: the foundations of doctrine and moral teaching. In order to answer the question about the goals and means of the Orthodox mission, it is first necessary to define the very term preaching Orthodoxy.
By preaching is meant the proclamation of the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ and the call to salvation through the word. Such definitions can be found in various literature of the homeletic genre. However, one can speak of preaching in a broader sense. Thus, not only oral, but also written testimony, as well as an example of a personal pious life, are capable of testifying about God the Trinity, as well as proclaiming the basic principles of Orthodox moral teaching. That is, the dissemination of knowledge about Orthodoxy and Orthodox culture in acceptable ways is the goal of the Orthodox mission.
Now we can say more specifically about some of the means of the Orthodox mission. To begin with, it would be good to convey the foundations of Orthodox culture for those who wish to accept the sacrament of holy baptism, as well as to "enlighten" the godparents. It is quite possible to do this at public talks before the sacrament of baptism. That is, the Orthodox mission should be aimed at those wishing to become Christians.
In addition, spiritual education of the younger generation is necessary. It is quite possible to consider an Orthodox mission to introduce the foundations of Orthodox culture in schools. Here you need to understand that this subject is not a religious course, but a culturological one. It is also worth trying to instill moral values in society.
Of course, the Orthodox mission can be understood as literary publishing houses, addressed not only to Orthodox, but also to people-atheists, as well as to those of other faiths and heterodox.
It turns out that the proclamation of knowledge about the foundations of the Orthodox faith, Orthodox culture among the masses is one of the goals of the Orthodox mission.
It is also worth saying that the purpose of the Orthodox mission is not only to teach the basics of faith, but also, as mentioned above, to educate certain moral qualities in a person. Thus, the preaching of love for neighbors is also fully the goal of the Orthodox mission. In general terms, this is not only the improvement of knowledge about Orthodoxy, but also the upbringing of a person by a Person, in whose heart love and other positive moral qualities will be kindled. The most effective means of achieving this goal can be the personal godly example of the life of every Christian.
