傳統 (Thoân-thóng)的 (ê)傳教士 (thoân-kàu-sū)是 (sī)1位 (ūi)宣傳 (soan-thoân)宗教 (chong-kàu)教義 (kàu-gī)的人 (lâng),歷史上 (le̍k-sú-siōng)主要 (chú-iàu)由 (iû)查埔人 (cha-po͘-lâng)來 (lâi)擔任 (tam-jīm)。傳教士一般 (it-poaⁿ)由宗教組織 (cho͘-chit)派 (phài)去 (khì)外鄉 (goā-hiong),佇 (tī)遐 (hia)和 (hām)在地人 (chāi-tē-lâng)帶 (toà)鬥陣 (tàu-tīn),學習 (ha̍k-si̍p)怹 (in)的語言 (gí-giân)佮 (kap)禮俗 (lé-sio̍k)。特別 (Te̍k-pia̍t)位傳教 (thoân-kàu)士工 (sū-kang)設 (siat)个 (ê)宗教組織予做 (hō͘-chò)宣教會 (soan-kàu-hoē)。
基督教 (Ki-tok-kàu)的傳教士捌 (bat)為 (ūi)真 (chin)濟 (chē)無 (bô)文字 (bûn-jī)的語言量身訂做 (liông-sin-tēng-chò)文字系統 (hē-thóng)。接觸 (Chiap-chhiok)新 (sin)語言的傳教士嘛 (mā)有 (ū)人負責 (hū-chek)翻譯 (hoan-e̍k)聖冊 (Sèng-chheh)。
政治 (Chèng-tī)上 (siōng),基督教的傳教士有的 (ū-ê)袂輸 (bē-su)佮殖民 (si̍t-bîn)主義 (chú-gī)政權 (chèng-koân)行 (kiâⁿ),有的某種 (bó͘-chióng)程度 (thêng-tō͘)同情 (tông-chêng)或者 (he̍k-chiá)幫贊 (pang-chān)被 (pī)殖民的人。
傳道者 (Thoân-tō-chiá)是卡 (khah)主觀 (chú-koan)的用語 (iōng-gí)。
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