Gareth Bezett

Not the mission of God, as you might think, but the Missionary God. This was a major theme in the talks by Michael Frost at the CWCC conference (introductory post 27 July). This expresses a fundamental characteristic of the Christian God, that he seeks out his people and actively works to bring them into relationship with him.

This has implication for how we think about our mission in the world. Frost suggests that we are merely "convening" what God has already "prevened". God is always sending stuff out, his Word to create the universe, his Spirit to create life in Adam, his prophets to lead and rebuke Israel, himself in the person of Jesus to redeem us and now he sends us to be the salt of the earth and a light to the world.