Here's an excerpt on the mission of church from Vintage Church by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears:
"Thankfully, the mission of the church is not that complicated. The mission of the church comes directly from the command of Jesus, who, following his resurrection and just prior to his ascension, said, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:19-20; see also Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:46-49; John 20:20-31; Acts 1:5-8). Jesus speaks of going, evangelizing, making disciples, and planting churches that plant churches to continue the process. Therefore, the mission of the church is nothing less than bringing the entire world to Christian faith and maturity.
A missional church must strategize how to carry out the mission to today's increasingly non-Christian culture."
What are ways that Fellowship can effectively carry out the mission of bringing the entire world to Christian faith and maturity in southwest Missouri's increasingly non-Christian and increasingly unchurched culture? Are we doing that? If so or if not, what could we do to improve?
This isn't something that will happen by itself and it must constantly be on top of our minds and our conversations as our purpose and our driving idea. If we're not actively pursing this mission and allow it to fall by the wayside, we're not the Church and we become another social club.

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