I just wanted to share a few definitions from a book that I have been reading, Breaking the Missional Code.
Evangelism: telling people about Jesus
Missions: understanding the "lost" before we tell them about Jesus.
The latter is essential before the former can truly be effective. We are to be missionaries in our own community. As Christians, we can no longer just think of missionaries as someone who goes overseas. We must look at our own country and communities as such.
A mistake that I have seen many make is expecting the "lost" to come to us without making an effort to go to them. We must understand and identify with their needs. That sets us up for a platform to tell others about Jesus. So, missions should be every Christians responsibility.
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