Has Mission Become Our Idol?
Has Mission Become Our Idol?
The church and its leaders desperately need a vision of a life with God and not just for him
by Skye Jethani
http://www.outofur.com/archives/2011/07/has_mission_bec.html
July 2011
"There is a first-rate commitment to a second-rate mission." That is what Roger, a leader in global church planting, said as he looked at the rock climbers ascending a cliff in the Alps. Many of us called into ministry feel the same way. Rather than giving our lives to climbing a rock, building a business, or amassing a fortune, we are committed to what really matters; a first-rate mission--advancing the Gospel and the Church of Jesus Christ.
But what if we're wrong?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
The church and its leaders desperately need a vision of a life with God and not just for him
by Skye Jethani
http://www.outofur.com/archives/2011/07/has_mission_bec.html
July 2011
"There is a first-rate commitment to a second-rate mission." That is what Roger, a leader in global church planting, said as he looked at the rock climbers ascending a cliff in the Alps. Many of us called into ministry feel the same way. Rather than giving our lives to climbing a rock, building a business, or amassing a fortune, we are committed to what really matters; a first-rate mission--advancing the Gospel and the Church of Jesus Christ.
But what if we're wrong?
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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