“Mission is not merely an activity of the church. It is the very heartbeat and work of God. It is in the very being of God that the basis for the missionary enterprise is found. God is a sending God, with a desire to see humankind and creation reconciled, redeemed, and healed. The missional church then, is a sent church. It is a going church, a movement of God through his people, sent to bring healing to a broken world."Hirsch and Frost, The Shape of Things to Come"
The feasibility study on potential for church planting in Edmonton is now complete and it is 52 pages long. I get so excited about finding practical ways to respond to God's missional call and this paper was a great way to explore that. The picture is taken from a banner hanging in 1st Baptist Church, Edmonton and was actually designed by one of my old art teachers at Trinity Western (Erica Grimm-Vance is her name).
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