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

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

 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

Ignatius of Antioch, “Where the bishop is, there is the church.”

Christ's Appearance on the Mountain, Buoninsegna