Briefly going back to the topic of Mission (before continuing on the Unity issue):
I came across a reference on Backyard Missionary to something said by Gordon Cosby (Pastor of Church of the Saviour in Washinton, D.C.). Cosby said that
"in all his years of service he has never (and he emphasized ‘never’) seen a group go from community to mission. Rather, he said one should organize around mission and community will follow."
A very significant observation. Many times we make the false assumption that if we build and nurture our congregation, mission will be a natural outcome. The reality is, however, that this rarely happens.
A reminder that mission must be at our center, just as it was for Jesus.
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