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"A beguiling image for the mission of the Church in our time. It combines the Samaritan parable's deceptive simplicity with a realism about what the Church is up against in this world."--Mark Trotter, Pastor, First United Methodist, San Diego.After describing the biblical mandates for the mission of ministry, Dr. Messer calls church leaders to:-understand the world as God's body-live as a covenant of global gardeners-work as bridge builders-form a company of star-throwers and peacemakers-embrace a community of fence moversMesser, Donald E. is the author of 'Conspiracy of Goodness Contemporary Images of Christian Mission' with ISBN 9780687094844 and ISBN 0687094844.
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