Quotables: What kind of Witness?
“We regard our involvement in….mission as an adventure, are prepared to take risks, and are anticipating surprises as the Spirit guides us into fuller understanding. This is not opting for agnosticism, but for humility. It is, however, a bold humility —or a humble boldness. We know only in part, but we do know. And we believe that the faith we profess is both true and just, and should be proclaimed. We do this, however, not as judges or lawyers, but as witnesses; not as soldiers, but as envoys of peace; not as high-pressure salespersons, but as ambassadors of the Servant Lord.”
David Bosch in Transforming Mission
This is a guiding thought from a first rate missiologist as we consider our work among our focus people. His book, Transforming Mission is an encyclopedia. Really! I recommend it to anyone who wants a top shelf guide to a history of missions and the thoughts behind the different periods in mission history. He does an in depth assessment of the guiding paradigm of each significant period from the New Testament to modern times. He passed away in the 90's but left us all with his profound reflections, all 587 pages worth!
