sent out to be a blessing Third, all those pursuing the missional church also believe that Christian mission is more than just a department of the church, more than just the work of trained professionals. The biblical God is by nature a sending God, a missionary God. 35 The Father sends the Son; the Son sends the Spirit and his disciples into the world. Therefore the whole church is in mission; every Christian is in mission. God never calls you in to bless you without also sending you out to be a blessing (Gen 12: 1– 3; cf. 1 Pet 2: 9). So a Christian is not a spiritual consumer, coming in to get his or her emotional needs met and then going home. A missional church, then, is one that trains and encourages its people to be in mission as individuals and as a body. All of the voices in the missional conversation agree that the church must not be only attractional; it also must equip and send the laity into the world to minister. ~ Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City
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