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All these things
"God has done all these things." This refers to what Paul has just said in the previous verse about new things replacing old things.
the ministry of reconciliation
This can be translated with a verbal phrase. AT: "the ministry of reconciling people to him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
That is
"This means"
in Christ God is reconciling the world to himself
Here the word "world" refers to people in the world. AT: "in Christ, God is reconciling mankind to himself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
He is entrusting to us the message of reconciliation
God has given Paul the responsibility to spread the message that God is reconciling people to himself.
the message of reconciliation
"the message about reconciliation"