3 Quotes by Barry D Jones

But to be reminded that human beings are created to worship God also involves being reminded that proper worship entails a certain kind of life. Our identity entails a vocation, a calling, to represent the reign of God. To be made in the image of God is not so much a property of our humanity as it is a task, a mission.

A spirituality that is not inherently missional is a truncated vision of life with the triune God. At the same time, any vision of missional life or missional church that neglects the cultivation of dynamic dependence on and intimacy with the living God runs the risk of becoming mere activism. Spirituality and mission belong inseparably together, like breathing in and breathing out.

Worship that doesn’t lead us to give our lives away for the glory of God and the good of other people hasn’t been true worship.