Isithunywa sevangeli kuyinto ilungu leqembu lenkolo wathumela endaweni ukukhuthaza enkolweni yabo noma enze zezinkonzo yesevisi, ezifana nemfundo, ekukwati kufundza nekubhala, ubulungiswa emphakathini, ukunakekelwa kwezempilo, kanye nokuthuthukiswa komnotho . Enguqulweni yesiLatin yeBhayibheli, uJesu Kristu usebenzisa leli gama lapho ethumela abafundi ukuthi bayoshumayela ivangeli egameni lakhe.Leli gama lisetshenziselwa kakhulu ukuhambela kobuKristu, kepha lingasetshenziselwa noma yisiphi isivumo sokholo noma umbono. Igama elithi imishini livela ngonyaka we-1598 lapho amaJesuit , amalungu eSociety of Jesus athumela amalungu phesheya, asuselwa missionem ( missio . missio ), okusho 'isenzo sokuthumela' noma i- mittere , okusho ukuthi 'ukuthumela'. 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. EBhayibhelini, uJesu Kristu ubhalwe njengofundisa abaphostoli ukwenza abafundi bazo zonke izizwe ( Matthew 28:19–20, Mark 16:15–18 ).Leli vesi kubhekiselwa kulo yizithunywa zevangeli ezingamaKrestu ngokuthi yiKhomishini Enkulu futhi likhuthaza umsebenzi wezithunywa zevangeli.