Ben Kwashi, Bishop of Jos, calls Christians to keep sacrificing for the sake of the gospel
Mission is the hallmark of the church. John Stott put it this way: ‘Mission is an activity arising out of the very nature of God. The living God of the Bible is a sending God, which is what “mission” means.’
Mission is the mission of God, the original concept of which was that of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This was then extended to include the concept of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit sending the church into the world. The initiative and incentive comes from God: it is a movement of God to the world, in which the church is the instrument. The church exists because there is a mission to fulfil, and that mission is a mission of service, of representing God in and to the world, of pointing to God and of being a vehicle of God’s endless love to the whole world. A true presentation of the gospel of salvation comes with practical implications and clear evidence of the message: it is a living out and a pouring forth of the love of God to all peoples, nations, tribes and communities of His world.
