Go and do. Jesus commands it, and the world needs it. Word and deed go together. One without the other is not enough. We follow Jesus into all the world, and we follow his example in all we do.

Mission mobilizer Paul Borthwick shows how proclamation and demonstration of the gospel go hand in hand. God gives us the Great Commission, Matthew 28's call to go wherever Jesus sends us, making disciples and proclaiming good news to all nations. And we become people of his Great Compassion, Matthew 25's vision for treating others as we would treat Jesus himself, caring for the needy and living justly.

Borthwick offers practical ways for us to live out the Great Commission and Great Compassion in every sphere of our lives. Holistic discipleship means learning and looking, praying and giving, welcoming the stranger, simplifying our lives and standing with and for others on God's behalf. Small steps can make a big difference in the mission of God. Will you answer the call?



Paul Borthwick (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is senior consultant for Development Associates International. His books include Western Christians in Global Mission; Six Dangerous Questions to Transform Your View of the World; Great Commission, Great Compassion; and The Fellowship of the Suffering.







Christopher J. H. Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is international ministries director of the Langham Partnership, providing literature, scholarships, and preaching training for pastors in Majority World churches and seminaries. He has written many books including commentaries on Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel; The Mission of God; Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit; Old Testament Ethics for the People of God; and the three volumes of Knowing God Throughthe Old Testament. An ordained priest in the Church of England, Chris spent five years teaching the Old Testament at Union Biblical Seminary in India and thirteen years as academic dean and then principal of All Nations Christian College, an international training center for crosscultural mission in England. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group from 2005 to 2011 and the chief architect of The Cape Town Commitment from the Third Lausanne Congress, 2010.



Foreword by Christopher J.H. Wright

Introduction: Choices



Part I: Biblical Foundations

1. How Shall We Then Live?

2. Commission and Context: Living Out Jesus' Final Imperatives

3. Five Great Commissions, One By One

4. The Great Commission: Three Takeaways

5. The Great Compassion: Caring for the Disadvantaged

6. The Great Compassion: Eight Takeaways



Part II: Lifestyle Imperatives

7. Choose: Committing to Kingdom Mission in Our Personal Choices

8. Learn: Developing an Ongoing Posture of Learning and Discovery

9. Look: Opening Our Eyes and Responding to Needs and Opportunities

10. Pray: Remembering That We Have Access to the Throne Room of God Almighty

11. Welcome and Celebrate: Looking for Ways to Welcome the Stranger

12. Simplify and Give: Making a Generous Lifestyle a Priority

13. Stand Together: Finding Like-Minded People and Advocating for Others

14.Go: Serving Crossculturally and Leaving Our Comfort Zone



Epilogue: Witnessing to All the Senses

Acknowledgments

Recommended Resources

Appendix: One Hundred Ideas for Great Commission, Great Compassion Outreach

Notes

About the Author