Is it Scripture?

The mission of the church is missions.

What does it mean to be a missionary? Are we all called to missions? I say, yes; however, regardless of what I say this quote is not in the Bible. This quote is from a man named Oswald Smith, he had a heart was for missions but had a couple of trials before founding the People’s Church in Ontario Canada.  

While it is easy to think that this might be a real quote, because Jesus does call us to preach the word of God to many nations. One of our missions is to spread the Gospel, but the church is not based on one single mission, but rather a plethora of missions which encompass all of the gifts God has bestowed upon us. While missions are a crucial part in reaching out to the world, we cannot say this is single-handedly the only mission of the church. Missions, regardless of its foundation and aim, is a command given to us by God in order to follow his perfect plan.

Oswald’s fire for missions was used in the Church, not on the other side of the world, until his later years. That is what I believe we are supposed to do. As average people we are not all called to be big missionaries, but we are called to support the Gospel of Christ, wherever it may go. That means wherever YOU go. Whether it’s down the street, across the country or missions to unreached nations, we as average people are the church and God is the mission.

So, on that note, take the light of Christ that is in you and shine in your neighborhoods, at your jobs, and in all that you do--do it for God.   

Christina Lynn-Valencia