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Mission Umbrella
David Watson once described the church in terms of a bus! The driver is up front and the passengers all face the same way. Somebody even comes and takes your money! Like a passenger vehicle, the Christian community should move forward while Jesus steers the way. Everything that happens inside that "vehicle" is the mission of the church. The word "mission" is an umbrella term to include all the activities that are performed in the fellowship. In a healthy church, evangelism is one element, worship is another, social activity is another. Together these and others combine into "mission."
Should one element in this mission be neglected then the Body of Christ gets sick. Should one part be overemphasized the Body becomes unbalanced. A small ear infection can cause a full grown man to stagger and fall. In the same way, an overemphasis on one element such as worship can disrupt the Body's delicate balance.
"Evangelism within the mission umbrella."
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