Migrant Co-workers in the Pauline Mission and Their Contribution to the Spread of the Gospel

Migration is widely recognised as a fundamental anthropological and missiological phenomenon, implying mobility and spatial displacement. The Pauline mission exhibited exceptional mobility. This article provides a comprehensive analysis of migrant co-workers in the Pauline mission and their contribution to the spread of the Gospel. After establishing a methodological framework and defining key terms, the study surveys Paul’s co-workers in relation to their migration experiences. The study applies a heuristic distinction between migrants proper, diasporic residents, and itinerant co-workers to the Pauline mission network. The article examines whether Paul reflects on his co-workers’ migration in his letters and evaluates migration’s impact on his missionary work. The main thesis is that migration exerts its influence primarily on the functional rather than the constitutive level.