Mission = Compassion - Mick Turner on Mission in a post-christian context

The great paradox here is the fact that the world today needs the Church more than ever. However, it needs a vital, vibrant and service-oriented church that is committed to carrying out Christ’s work in this post-modern age. As Christ-followers, we are called to continue incarnating his life in the world. That is the fundamental duty of the Church and I look around and see that, although well meaning, we are not doing a very good job of it. Many churches and many Christians are anything but “living epistles” or a “pleasant aroma.”

... perhaps the most imperative mission of the contemporary Church is to rediscover and consistently manifest Christianity’s compassionate heart. In our hurting and often unjust world, we, as followers of Christ, need to incarnate his heart, his love, and his compassion to those around us who are suffering. Compassion, more than anything else, can help heal the many wounds that both individuals and groups of individuals carry. The reality is, we are all part of an interconnected whole. When one suffers, at some level we all do. Jesus understood this and Jesus acted on this understanding. We, believers in his name, are to do no less.

From  Mick Turner's Blog The Dance of God - The Church : Renewed and Relevant

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