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

In order to develop a pioneering missional spirit, a capacity for genuine ecclesial innovation, let along engender daring discipleship, we are going to need the capacity to take a courageous stand when and where necessary.

Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath the surface of our consciousness; film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.

If we can embrace the adventure and risk and equip our churches to lay down their lives and abandon their inherent loss-aversion, who knows what innovation, what freshness, what new insights from the Spirit will emerge.

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

Our preferences for stability and security blind us to the opportunities for adventure when they present themselves.

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