for us His mission is accomplished.” (Pages 350 and 641) Ministries of compassion are just as central to her conception of Christian mission as are ministries of evangelism. The role of social concern and public service in the mission of the church is no more clearly stated than in Ellen White’s most paradigmatic passage on missionary strategy, first published in Ministry of Healing (page 143) and reprinted in many other places. “Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people.