motives

The catchword these days at church is "missional." Missional living, missional vision, missional mindset... the focus increasingly rests on getting out of the church building to "go and be" the church. One large church in my area has over 40 mission opportunities planned for this year alone, some local and cross-country, but most of them overseas. Members have responded with great enthusiasm, filling the ranks of these planned trips without a great deal of persuasion.