God’s Church doesn’t have a Mission, as much as God’s Mission has a Church The Great Commission is the Church’s Ecosystem Matt. 28:19-20 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 9:3-5 – Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Jesus is so closely identified with His Church that He takes our treatment of His Church personally Ac. 11:19-22 – Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord. The report of this came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch Ac. 11:26 – …for a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. At Antioch, the “Disciples” became “Christ-ones” Acts 11:29-30 - So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. The church begins sending short-term supporting teams <br Acts 13:2, 4 – While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them” …So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. The church begins sending people long-term based on God’s calling Acts 7:56 – And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed