The People of the Mission
Evangelism and deep community can feel like competing priorities in church life. Should we be pushing to be an Acts 2:38-41 church (big on evangelism), or an Acts 2:42-47 church (big on community)? Having both feels like an impossible task, for being on mission can seem at odds with deep relationships. Acts 2:42-47 presents a church on mission that is both relationally bound, and evangelistically driven. The two are inseparable - we see a both/and approach where a deep commitment to the mission of Jesus sees the church bound together in deep relationships. As we preach the message and drink deeply of God’s word, we are drawn to service and care of each other in Christ’s body. In the Spirit’s power, we are striving to be a church on mission that is both evangelistically driven and relationally bound.
