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..."Evangelism is mission but mission is not merely evangelism" (Moltmann 1977)...."Mission is not a programme of the church but rather an attribute of God" (Bosch 1991).... "we are called to display what it means to be a colony of heaven mission embodies the total impact of the church on the world it's involvement with the social, political and moral life of the community and nation where it is placed" (Green 1990).... "The Church exists primarily for the sake of mission in the world. Mission is therefore the reason why the Church exists (Needham 1987).... "Mission comes first from the heart of God and we are caught up in it rather than initiating it (Bosch 1991)..."we seek to renew the face of the earth, all things and all peoples - that's mission" Archbishop Rowan Williams

Thursday, June 02, 2011

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Discovered Ministry Today

This article particularly was useful regarding personal development

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2 Comments:

Anonymous said...: Interesting, but why try to add on something to a model of church which is designed for a mission context consigned to history, why not help turn the whole church into a learning community from the ground up? That addresses the whole cause of the problem and means the front line can be as it should be - the soldiers, not the officers.; 2:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Unless I'm misreading the opening lines of O and R for COs, they are supposed to be 'training up' soldiers - routinely, passing on personal/professional development to us? Wasn't that the whole vision, the whole point?; 8:08 AM