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Are all Christians Called to Missions?

            I have often heard that the answer to this question is yes, but with some qualifiers. They say that all Christians should be “Mission Focused.” While I agree, being “mission focused” and being a missionary are completely different.

The Call to Missions

            Only some Christians are called to Missions. They have to be willing to leave everything behind in order to spread the Gospel. They have to be able to travel and use skills they have for missions. Missionaries are called to “go and tell.” The rest of the Church is to be “come and see.”

“Come and See”

            Those Christians who are not called to missions still have an important job to do in the Church. If you are not involved with your Church, you’re not doing it right. “Missionaries plant churches. Most Christians are the Church (Gospel Meditations for Missions).”  So, if the vast majority of Christians, what must the church do?

Support Missionaries

            If the Church does not support missionaries, how can the (universal) Church grow? People in the Church are called to (1) live like Christ and (2) be prepared to share their faith. That is all that is talked about in the Bible. However, growth is paramount for the Church.

Welcome new believers

            The Church must welcome new believers, regardless of their background. If the Church does not welcome people, who would want to be saved? This is bigger than you might think. I know many people who quit going to Church because they felt outcast there. They thought “If God’s people don’t want me, then God does not want me.” As the Church you are literally to represent God on earth.