The people of God (the church) must be missional and incarnational as opposed to attractional. Our aim shouldn't be to pull people into our world; our aim should be to be in their world.
We must start to see the church not as primarily an even that happens once a week, but as a group of people united behind a common goal - to see God's kingdom established on earth. We are the church not because we gather but because we are part of God's mission in the world today.
This missional ethic must define both our individual lives and our communal life. Mission must be done by me and by my community. When people are living for the same ends, they naturally seek to work together for those ends. At its core, a church must be a community in mission.
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