Be My Witnesses: The Church's Mission, Message, and Messengers - Softcover

Guder, Darrell L.

 
9780802800510: Be My Witnesses: The Church's Mission, Message, and Messengers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802800513 ISBN 13: 9780802800510
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1985

Synopsis

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What is the church's mission in the world? What message does it proclaim, and who is to proclaim it? The mission, says Darrell Guder in this book, is to complete the work of salvation that God began in the incarnation of his son Jesus Christ. The message is the gospel — the good news of the incarnate Christ. And the messengers are the Body of Christ — the church — who have been called to be his witnesses. Only as we understand Christ's incarnation and the church's role in proclaiming its meaning, according to Guder, can we understand our calling to be witnesses of God's salvation.

Written out of Guder's wide-ranging experience as a minister and professor in the United States and Europe, and especially his work with the Fuller Seminary Institute of Youth Ministries and with Young Life, this book will challenge students and educated laypersons to grapple with serious theology about the church as it relates to what Christians are doing daily about their faith.

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About the Author

Darrell L. Guder is Henry Winters Luce Professor Emeritus of Missional and Ecumenical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary.

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Publisher
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Publication date
1985
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802800513
ISBN 13 
9780802800510
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
252