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

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

The safety-obsessed church lacks the inner dynamic to foster profound missional impact in our time.

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.

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.

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