What Is the Mission of the Church by Kevin DeYoung & Greg Gilbert

What Is the Mission of the Church? by Kevin DeYoung
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I thought this was an excellent look at what the mission of the church is supposed to be. The current hot topic seems to be all about social justice and tackling the injustices of society such as human trafficking, the poor and downtrodden. The authors take us back to the Bible to see what Jesus said the mission of the church is supposed to be. They look at Scripture's take on social justice and the commands that Jesus gave His disciples before returning to Heaven.

Their bottom line is the mission of the church is the Great Commission, making disciples. Not that social justice issues are wrong, but they are secondary in light of our mission to make disciples. One of the quotes went something like this "If everything is mission, then nothing is mission." We need to focus or we will be spread too thin. We can't "fix" everything.

An excellent read and a good look at a hot topic for today's Christians.

*This ebook was given to me free by the publisher in exchange for my review (through netgalley).

Quotes -
"At its most basic, the term mission implies two things to most people: (1) being sent and (2) being given a task."
"We want the crystal-clear and utterly unique task of the church - making disciples of Jesus Christ to the glory of God the Father - put front and center, not lost in a flurry of commendable concerns."

"The mission of the church is to go into the world and make disciples by declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit and gathering these disciples into churches, that they might worship the Lord and obey his commands now and in eternity to the glory of God the Father."

"Time and time again, both Jesus and the apostles make clear that forgiveness of sins, redemption, and inclusion in God's kingdom are predicated on a person coming in repentance and faith to Jesus as the only one who has both right and power to qualify anyone to share in the inheritance of the saints."

"Justice means there should be one standard, one law, for anyone and everyone, not different rules for different kinds of people."

"...the Great Commission is the mission of the church."