It has a dual task:

• to raise and strengthen the missionary awareness of the faithful as a community of learning, prayer, and solidarity in Germany;
• to provide both financial and non-material support for the mission of local Churches in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

The Gospel of the Kingdom of God promises all human beings holistic liberation. Individuals, communities, and societies within the Church work together, contributing their individual skills and expertise, to serve the goal of liberation, which is fraught with many different hardships and challenges. The main focus of missio‘s co-operation work is on the pastoral work of the Church.