Life on Mission: Joining the Everyday Mission of God

If you had a ladder made of splinters, would you stand on it?Unfortunately, the mission practices of most churches stand on weak foundations. Life on Mission gives gospel-centered, biblical, practical foundations for how missions was meant to be: an everyone-together effort.  Life on Mission is a thorough yet simple guide for everyday missionaries-electricians, lawyers, church planters, students, etc.-that equips them with truths and practices for living out the gospel within their own community. Adaptable to any context, Life on Mission functions great as both an individual and small-group study. Threaded with engaging stories and probing reflection questions, Life on Mission will help you and your community take bold steps to living life on mission. Review Willis and Coe give an inspiring and hopeful look into the world of every­day mission. They clearly lay out before us the challenge to reach North America and offer the gospel-centered, biblical approach to how God is going to build His church through the efforts of ordinary people.Matt Carter, pastor of preaching, Austin Stone Community Church and coauthor of The Real WinBeing on mission needs to be rerouted. It has been focused on methods and models more than shaped by the gospel, God?s mission, and the person of Jesus. Read Life on Mission and find yourself being more driven to focus your life and mission on these.Eric M. Mason, pastor of Epiphany Fellowship and author of Manhood Restored and Beat God to the PunchGod calls and equips His people to serve in very specific contexts related to how He uniquely gifts them. Work is worship, and I realized that early in my NFL kicking career. Done in a God-honoring fashion, work screams to a dark, hurting world there is a Creator God who intends for His children to live a full, abundant life. This book challenges me to stay living ?on mission? and to know that I am His handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do very specific great works He has prepared in advance for me to do. We are all ?missionaries? and Aaron helps me remember God will accomplish immeasurably more in and through me than I could ever ask or imagine when I live ?life on mission.?Todd Peterson, NFL placekicker 1993-2006Chairman, Pro Athletes Outreach We must be intentional, passionate, and strategic in mobilizing the church on mission. I am convinced that Life on Mission can help us accomplish this, resulting in accelerating our commitment to reaching our region, North America, and the world.Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and pastor of Cross Church, Northwest ArkansasA compelling book that connects mission to worship and shows how one cannot really believe the gospel and not be moved into mission. This book does more than describe mission; it compels action.J. D. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church and author of Gospel: Recover­ing the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary The Great Commission is not for a select, elite few. It is for the whole body of Christ. Life on Mission makes that argument and then shows us in practical, concrete ways how to join God in His mission to make His Name famous among all peoples near and far. We all have a choice, an opportu­nity, to be on mission no matter who we are, where we live, or what we do. So read this book with much profit. Read it and then get to work as God?s missionary in the mission field He has placed you. Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminaryWe are all called as leaders to be on mission as agents of the gospel, not just those in full-time ministry. Life on Mission defines what this looks like, how you can get there, and the good news that we all need-our lives are meant to be on mission for God! Take your next step to being on mission wherever God has placed you. Read this book!Brad Lomenick, Author, The Catalyst Leader and former president and key visionary, CatalystAaron Coe is one of the most d