Welcome as Mission

At the end of chapter 10 of Matthew, after Jesus has enumerated all of the hardships his disciples will face in their lives of mission, all the things they will lose, he says that the act of welcoming will lead to gain. In fact, it seems that those who welcome the disciples, welcome Christ's workers, will receive the same reward as those on the front line. Jesus emphasizes how important it is for those in mission to have support.

Of course, when you realize all of us are called to mission in one way or another, you realize the interconnections in the support group. We have doers welcoming and welcomers doing. Jesus is describing a community of kingdom builders, all with special roles and gifts, all of whom need to be carried and supported in some way.

Join us this Sunday as we think about how this welcoming and receiving impacts the way we live where we are.