Mission takes place when the church, in its total involvement with the world, bears its testimony in the form of a servant, with reference to unbelief, exploitation, discrimination and violence, but also with reference to salvation, healing, liberation, and righteousness. . . . Looked at from this perspective mission is, quite simply, the participation of Christians in the liberating mission of Jesus, wagering on a future that verifiable experience seems to belie. It is the good news of God's love, incarnated in the witness of a community, for the sake of the world.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
David Bosch on the Mission of the Church
More from ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church, by Hirsch and Frost. On p. 29 we find this quote from David Bosch:
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how are you doing?
i suppose that the traveling musician is still traveling around the globe.
my mission is to abide in Jesus and to go into business together.
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