Missional Quotes

"The Church is by nature missionary to the extent that, if it ceases to be missionary, it has not just failed in one of its tasks, it has ceased being Church."

What is Mission?: Theological Explorations by J. Andrew Kirk, 2000, p. 30.

"A mission focus looks first at those who are outside the church before it ever looks at the internal needs of the church."

Invading Secular Space by Martin Robinson & Dwight Smith, 2003, p. 167.

"Remember, you are never more like God than when you are living in relationships with God's people and working in partnerships for the re-creation and redemption of God's world."

A Theology as Big as the City, by Ray Bakke, p. 35