Marty's Tribe

In a word, disciple-making. This is the task Jesus has appointed for the church universal. We are to go into all the world and make disciples. We are to do it everywhere we go. We are to do it as we go. We are to do it knowing that Jesus goes with us. We are to do it in his authority. We are to do it in his name. We are to do it without neglecting any part of his teaching. We are do it in a way that produces real life-transformation (See Matthew 28:16-20). This is the task or the mission of the church. It is therefore the reason why a pastor's job is to equip the saint for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12) or as I just worte in a paper I am finishing up, ...

The task of every pastor of a local congregation is the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry of making disciples.   This is the job we are to do.   This is the church’s mission.   Whatever else she might do, the church must do this.  If a growing number of people are not becoming and growing in Christ and multiplying their lives through other lives, that is, disciples making disciples, the church fails in its mission.

Since this is the mission, every church needs to ask? How are we doing? Is there a growing number of people who are coming to Christ and learning to be heralds of the gospel in such a way that a growing number of their friends and relatives and neighbors are coming to know and becoming like the Savior? Is that happening in your church?  Why?  Why not?  When will you stop kidding yourself about all your religious activiity and help your church get back on task?

God is faithful.
 
Marty