James Henley

10 Metaphors For Mission

There are many different metaphors or images to describe the Mission of God throughout the bible and Christian tradition.

Here are just ten of them which you may or may not have encountered before:

1. Sending

The Latin root of the word mission (“missio”) literally means sending, originating with Jesus’ command to his disciples to “Go!”.

2. Proclaiming

In Luke’s gospel, Jesus sends out the twelve…

FREE E-BOOK: Following the Missionary Spirit

We’ve collected together all of our Taylor Tuesdays posts into a free e-book.

The downloadable PDF features all 12 Taylor Tuesdays reflections, each featuring:

A quote on mission from J.V. Taylor’s Go-Between God

Some commentary and reflections

Questions for you to ponder which connect Taylor’s thoughts with your own mission context

The PDF is ideal to use in your own personal quiet time or as…

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New Lab blog: Mission-shaped Methodism Video

As we’ve recently explored the relationship between fresh expressions of church, pioneer ministry and Anglican identity, I’ve been on the look out for helpful perspectives from other denominations.

On my travels I found this video from last April, in which Andrew Roberts explores the relationship between the origins and values of Methodism and new forms of church and pioneer ministry.

You can…

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