Missions

Bottom-line it means: We are a church "for" the city/culture/people where God has placed us.

Some churches are "of" the culture. They so embrace the culture that they lose their distinctiveness.

Some churches are "against" the culture. They so oppose the culture that they lose their relevance.

And some churches are "above" the culture. They so "super-spiritualize" life that they lose their point of contact.

On the other hand, a church "for" the culture engages the culture in order to transform it.