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

In a world that demands service we position ourselves as servants.

A missional church is a church that must live the dialectic. It must stay in the journey.

It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.

Unless the church is equipping believers to embrace the values and vision of the kingdom of God and turn away from the materialism, consumerism, greed, and power of the present age, it not only abandons its biblical mandate, it is rendered missionally ineffective.

We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought us to this point.

At some point preoccupation with safety can get in the way of living full lives.