耶穌這樣塑造門徒This Is How Jesus MakesDisciples
作者：Nicholas Davis 譯者： 駱鴻銘
我們到星巴克（或任何時髦的咖啡店）不是為了成為跟從耶穌的人，而是為了買一杯咖啡。在超市裏，我們買不到基督徒生活裏的配件。我們也無法在「家得寶」（Home Depot）這樣的商店思想如何改善我們的屬靈生活。
We
don’t go to Starbucks to be made into followers of Jesus. We go to Starbucks
(or a hipster coffee shop) to buy a cup of coffee. We can’t buy accessories for
the Christian life at the mall. We can’t figure out how to improve our
spiritual lives at Home Depot.
世上唯一能打造基督徒的地方是教會。在這個星球上，教會是上帝專門用來塑造門徒的大使館。
The
church is the only place on earth where Christians are made. The church is
exclusively God’s embassy for making disciples on this planet.
要想認識基督教，唯一能去的地方就是教會。藉著宣講的道，洗禮的水，以及立約的筵席，上帝在教會裏興起一個見證的社群以及許多的門徒。
The
only place to go for Christianity is the church. And from the church a
community of witnesses and disciples rises up from the preached Word, baptismal
waters, and covenant meal to be a light in the midst of darkness.
長久以來，「使命的」（missional）這個詞一直是教會話題的中心，但是很重要的是要明白，我們不能把上帝的「手段/管道」（means）和祂的使命（mission）強行分開。換句話說，教會的「記號」（marks）同時是驅動教會的「使命」。
The
word missional has long been all the buzz, but it’s important to understand
that we can’t divorce God’s means from his mission. In other words, the marks
that make a church are also the mission that drives the church. And the mission
is the marks.
讓我解釋一下。Let me explain.
無論在哪裏，只要有福音的宣講，聖禮的施行，耶穌的羊群得到牧養和照管，來自耶穌的教會使命就會被忠心地實踐出來。馬太福音廿八章18∼20節（大使命）和使徒行傳二章42節，為我們提綱挈領地總結出，講道、聖禮（「擘餅」）、教會懲戒是基督的教會在全地的行軍令。這就是耶穌在這世上塑造門徒的方式。
Wherever
the gospel is being preached, the sacraments administered, and the flock
shepherded, the mission of the church from Jesus is faithfully being carried
out. Matthew 28:18–20 (the Great Commission) and Acts 2:42 outline for us that
preaching, sacrament (“breaking of the bread”), and church discipline are the
marching orders of Christ’s church on this whole earth. This is how Jesus is
making disciples in his world.
透過教會配備著這些手段，也藉著這些手段，上帝正在建造祂的國度。建造教會並維持教會的同一種職事/事工（ministry），也是耶穌在榮耀在中再來之前，使教會在全世界可以增長的同一種職事/事工。
Equipped
with these means and through these means, God is building his kingdom. The same
ministry that builds and maintains the church is also the same ministry that
grows the church throughout the world until Jesus returns in glory.
因此，可聞的聖道（講道），可見的聖道（洗禮），可吃的聖道（聖餐），它們本身都不只是宣教使命的載體，更是宣教使命「唯一的」（the）事件。教會的遊客和敬拜者聚集起來，要與三一上帝相會，好聽聞、目睹、親嘗福音。
So
the audible Word (preaching), visible Word (baptism), and edible Word (the
Lord’s Supper) are themselves not only vehicles of mission but also are the
missionary event. Visitors and worshipers gather together to meet with the
Triune God to hear, see, and taste the gospel.
無論在何處，只要有這些，上帝的教會就存立在那裏。耶穌就是在這樣的地方，藉著這樣的方式來塑造祂的門徒。
Wherever
these things take place, God’s church exists. This is where and how Jesus makes
disciples.
