Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.

Being the church that Jesus intended means that we must participate in God’s eternal purposes for his world. Renewal means more than reinventing ourselves; it means rediscovering the primal power of the Spirit and the gospel already present in the life of the church—reconnecting with this purpose and recovering the forgotten ways. This purpose and potential have always been there, but individuals and communities have largely lost touch with them.

But the standard churchy spirituality doesn't require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.

Mission is the practical demonstration, whether by speech or by action, of the glorious lordship of Jesus.

The appetite for adventure and risk is not exclusive to young Christians. In face, it seems to be a fundamental yearning, knitted into the fabric of the human soul.

More data is not always the answer.

Nowadays we raise our children in a cocoon of domesticated security, far from any sense of risk or adventure.