Sentence:  There is much talk in theological circles about the `` Church as <WSD>Mission</WSD> '' and the `` Church 's Mission '' ; theologians have been stressing the fact that the Church does not exist for its own sake but as a testimony in the world for the healing of the world . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work