Publisher's Synopsis
For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
-2 Corinthians 2:15-16 (NIV)
Such a Task is for those who have been sent. It is a book for goers-men and women who have received God's call on their lives to be messengers. Sent ones come in many shapes and sizes: missionaries and evangelists, church planters and campus ministers. What they all have in common is that they intentionally cross some cultural, political, or social boundary to proclaim the gospel of Christ.
But why does the journey and calling feel so hard?
And how do you last in it?
In Such a Task, Alan Goddard walks through Paul's reflections on his own calling in 2 Corinthians to encourage and equip those sent out in apostolic, "go and tell" ministry.
"If you have said, or heard others say, with well-meaning intent, 'All Christians are missionaries, ' then you'll appreciate the biblical perspective and 'little-a' apostle's heart that Alan Goddard brings to this conversation. Goddard brings humor and a relational prophetic edge that flows from a lifetime of experience on the gospel frontier. Such A Task is a helpful, readable book that I pray will stimulate fresh vision among a new generation of potential missionaries."
-Dr. Ken Cochrum, Executive Vice President of Field Ministries, East-West
