Gids Mission Forms And Informs The Church.

"For instance, many still think that because a church does mission, therefore it is a missional church. Not so! All churches have always done some form of mission — even the most institutional. Simply reaching across cultures, even in our own neighborhoods, doesn’t mean we are missional. Rather, a truly missional understanding of the church arises from the fundamental recognition that mission is the catalyzing principle, that it actually forms and informs the church. The church takes its cue from the mission of God in the world, not the other way around. Mission shapes the church; church takes it cultural cues from mission. We ought not load ecclesiology up front in the equation."
(Alan Hirsch & David Ferguson. " On The Verge")