A missional theology...appl ies to the whole of life of every believer. Every disciple is to be an agent of the kingdom of God, and every disciple is to carry the mission of God into every sphere of life. We are all missionaries sent into a non-Christian culture.

Every Christian is a sent one. There is no such thing as an unsent Christian.

Interestingly, it's as though the gospel story of Jesus is the archetypal heroic journey, the embodiment of the very adventure that all people in every epoch have desired.

This submission to the threshold of a cross is at the very root of our following Jesus; it changes the game completely.

The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.

The missional church is not a new trend or the latest new technique for reaching postmodern people.

When the church is in mission, it is the true church. The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is obligated and destined to extend it by whatever means possible. The mission of God flows directly through every believer and every community of faith that adheres to Jesus. To obstruct this is to block God's purposes in and through his people.