Taking the framework of the Five Marks of Mission, the author leads the reader to reflect on proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom: teaching, baptizing and nurturing new believers, responding to human need, seeking to transform the unjust structures of society and sustaining and renewing the life of the earth.

Katharine Jefferts-Schori

Cover

Title page

Imprint

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: The First Mark of Mission: To Proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

Fear Not

Proclaiming the Good News Relentlessly

Seeing the Face of Jesus

From the Upper Room to the Ends of the Earth

Archaology of Hope

Blessing and Hope

Leaving Home

Tweeting the Gospel

One Spirit, Many Gifts

The Meaning of Martyrdom

Looking for Life

Living Abundantly

Nourished by the Word

Part II: The Second Mark of Mission: To Teach, Baptize, and Nurture New Believers

Jesus: Our GPS

Nurturing New Believers

Learning to Be Light

Teaching and Learning the Presence of God

On the Road

The Freedom to Serve

Leading into New Waters

Part III: The Third Mark of Mission: To Respond to Human Need with Loving Service

Salt of the Earth

Face to Face

Healing and Wholeness

City on a Hill

Many Gifts, One Mission

The Meaning of Mercy

Spring Training

Part IV: The Fourth Mark of Mission: To Seek to Transform Unjust Structures of Society

The Quest for Justice

Turningthe Tables

Building Justice

Border Crossings

Minding the Gap

Living the Dream

Enough for Everyone

Created for Life

Tending the Vine

Casting Out Demons

Traveling Light

Sharing the Wealth

Living in Joyful Hope

Part V: The Fifth Mark of Mission: To Strive to Safeguard the Integrity of Creation, and Sustain and Renew the Life of the Earth

One Body

In the Garden

Healing the Body of God

Transforming the Planet

Networks for the Future

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

Taking the framework of the Five Marks of Mission, the author leads the reader to reflect on proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, Teaching, baptising and nurturing new believers, responding to human need, seeking to transform the unjust structures of society and sustaining and renewing the life of the earth.

Taking the framework of the Five Marks of Mission, the author leads the reader to reflect on proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, Teaching, baptising and nurturing new believers, responding to human need, seeking to transform the unjust structures of society and sustaining and renewing the life of the earth. The book is aimed at all members of the church; there is much to guide leaders and ministers, but it is also accessible and relevant to lay people.

Katherine Jefferts-Shori is the Presiding Bishop of TEC, the Episcopal Church of the USA.

"A gift to our worldwide Communion, indeed to the whole Church. These gems sparkle with insight and challenge . . . A classic for renewal in the Church’s commitment as servant to God’s mission." - Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate, Anglican Church of Canada

"Teems with the particulars of human care, human contact and human compassion . . . Readers will be able to “take heart” and “lift up our hearts” at Katharine’s compelling testimony." - Walter Brueggeman, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary

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Katherine Jefferts-Schori (Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA) has focused on what the Anglican Five Marks of Mission may really mean. These are… To proclaim the good news of the kingdom; To teach, baptize and nurture new believers; To respond to human need with loving service; To seek to transform unjust structures of society; To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth… Here is an exploration of what these aims might mean in practical terms for Christian life and witness in the 21st century. She believes that mission has often been defined too narrowly as a way of proselytising and converting non-Christians, and argues that it has a far broader context that is both compassionate and challenging. The book is an exploration of the mission of the church and of the basic premise that mission is central to our lives as Christians. The wide-ranging reflections suggest that it should be worked out in many different forms according to need and context and Gospel principles, rather than along any narrow preconceived lines. This is a thoughtful and thought-proving book to widen mission horizons.

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