Images of the Church in Mission

The Bible grounds the church in God's saving mission. The church is a demonstration of God's reign, his experimental plot in human history, pointing toward restoration of all things.

John Driver explores twelve biblical images for a church more in harmony with God's missionary purpose for his people. The images communicate with power, reflecting the sense of identity in early Christian communities.

Driver explores images of pilgrimage, God's new order, peoplehood, and transformation. Such images inspire the church to live up to its reason for being.

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