"The energy of most churches is absorbed in maintaining the legacy of a program of activities and church buildings. Roles exist that have to be filled. The life of the church is geared around maintaining its structures and programs."We need to shift into 'mission mode.' People are beginning to say we need 'missionary theology' rather than a 'theology of mission.' Mission can no longer be looked at as one branch of theology. All theology must be missionary in its orientation. We need the same orientation as churches. We are in a missionary situation, and all that we do must be missionary.
"Church planting is the best way for this to happen..."
"Church planting puts mission at the heart of the church and church at the heart of mission."
- from Total Church, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis.
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