salvation

The Mission of the Church What is the mission of the church? What is its reason or purpose for being in the world? Just as the church had a divine beginning, even so it has a divine mission. The mission of the church is altogether spiritual. First, I want to state what the mission of the church is not. What Its Mission Is Not The mission of the church is not to be a political …

…after the Philippian jailor had been baptized into Christ that he "rejoiced, believing in God with all his house" (Acts 16: 34). When the Ethiopian nobleman was baptized, "he went on his way rejoicing" (Acts 8:39). What is the mission of the church? Not politics, or social programs, but rather preaching the gospel, teaching the saved, providing a place where Christians can grow and flourish, reproducing the character of Jesus, and bringing true joy and happiness to mankind.