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David M. Gustafson, DMin , PhD Houston Graduate School of Theology

David M. Gustafson, DMin , PhD Houston Graduate School of Theology.

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David M. Gustafson, DMin , PhD Houston Graduate School of Theology

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  1. David M. Gustafson, DMin, PhD Houston Graduate School of Theology

  2. “The harsh realities of today compel us to re-conceive and reformulate the church’s mission, to do this boldly and imaginatively, yet also in continuity with the best of what mission has been in the past decades and centuries.” Bosch, 8What are these harsh realites?

  3. New Testament Models of Mission Why do we not begin with the Old Testament in the search for an understanding of mission? Bosch 16-17

  4. In the Gospels, Jesus turns to people who have been pushed aside, as well as to the wealthy. Why does he turn to these? Bosch 27 • The poor • The blind • The lepers • The hungry • Those who weep • The sinners • The tax-collectors • The demon-possessed • The persecuted • The captives • The weary and heavy-laden • The rabble who know nothing of the law • The little ones • The least • The last • The prostitutes

  5. Mission means the proclamation and manifestation of Jesus’ all-embracing reign, which is not yet recognized and acknowledged by all but is nevertheless already a reality.Why is mission an eschatological event? Bosch 40-41

  6. Why was early Christianity considered a “sociological impossibility?” Bosch 48-49What was the missionary life of the early church?

  7. What effect did institionalization have on the early church? Bosch 50 Ignatius of Antioch, “Where the bishop is, there is the church.”

  8. Why is it inadmissible to lift the words of Matthew 28:16-20 out of Matthew’s Gospel? Bosch 56-57, 65-70 Christ's Appearance on the Mountain, Buoninsegna

  9. In its context of Matthew’s Gospel, how is the Great Commission – μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη (make disciples of all nations) – inclusive of “the whole church, taking the whole gospel, to the whole world?” Bosch 73Why is the Great Commission an empowerment, rather than a command? Bosch 78

  10. In Matthew’s Gospel, where do Christians find their true identity? Bosch 80-83How does this in part inform the missional church?

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