Involvement in society is best done with other Christians

Effective Gospel Ministry is Long-Term, Low-Key, & Relational.

Defining Church: A called-out group of people who have covenanted together under Jesus’ authority, to band together for Jesus’ mission.

It's better to risk and "fail" than to fail to risk.

Our life is a trail of breadcrumbs for the world to follow. The greatest worship we can offer God is to gather more worshippers.

“Modern Christianity has developed a rational apologetic… But the problem is not an intellectual problem. The problem is hearts that refuse to live under God’s reign. We reject God. It is a relational problem. And if it is a relational problem, it requires a relational apologetic.

“What will commend the gospel are lives lived in obedience to the gospel and a community life that reflects God’s triune community of love… And they see that it is good to know God as they see the love of the Christian community. As Francis Schaeffer said, ‘Our relationship with each other is the criterion the world uses to judge whether our message is truthful. Christian community is the ultimate apologetic.’” – Timmis & Chester3

3 Steve Timmis & Tim Chester, Total Church, pp. 175-176.

Mission is the central purpose of the church in this world.

GOD moved into the neighborhood to give you a gift…