从基督教形成之初，就有传教士的活动，如使徒时代的保罗、巴拿巴等人在基督教的发源地小亚细亚传教。但形成大规模、有组织、跨洲际的群众性传教活动还是在十五、十六世纪以后，当时欧洲处于封建制度衰落．资本主义萌芽的历史时期。地理大发现一方面使欧洲经济强国找到了海外 From the very beginning of the formation of Christianity, there were missionary activities such as Paul, Barnabas and others in the apostolic age who preached in Asia Minor, the birthplace of Christianity. However, it was still the 15th and 16th centuries that large-scale, organized and trans-continental mass missionary activities were taking place. At that time, Europe was in decline of the feudal system. The historical period of the budding capitalism. On the one hand, the discovery of geography has made European economic powers find overseas