David M. Gustafson, DMin, PhD Houston Graduate School of Theology Why do we not begin with the Old Testament in the search for an understanding of mission? Bosch 16-17 The poor The blind The lepers The hungry Those who weep The sinners The tax-collectors The demon-possessed The persecuted The captives The weary and heavyladen The rabble who know nothing of the law The little ones The least The last The prostitutes Ignatius of Antioch, “Where the bishop is, there is the church.” Christ's Appearance on the Mountain, Buoninsegna