Seeing The Church: When your purpose collides with God's passion
God’s purposes for his church are identical to his five purposes for you. Worship helps you focus on God; fellowship helps you face life’s problems; discipleship helps fortify your faith; ministry helps find your talents; evangelism helps fulfill your mission. There is nothing else on earth like the church!
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission
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A missional church is a church that defines itself, and organizes its life around its real purpose as an agent of God’s mission to the world. In other words, the church’s true and authentic organizing principle is mission. Therefore when the church is in mission, it is the true church. The church itself is not only a product of that mission but is
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