Worship and Mission After Christendom (Biblia.com)

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Today, as Christendom weakens, worship and mission are poised to reunite after centuries of separation. But this requires the church to rethink both “mission” and “worship.” In post-Christendom mission, God is the main actor and God calls all Christians to participate. In post-Christendom worship, the church tells and celebrates the story of God, enabling members to live in hope and attract...

The recitation of God’s acts and the people’s response in word and ceremony were “the essence of worship.”17 The Old Testament prophets were particularly alert to the constantly lurking temptation to trust in human sources of security. They were convinced that we worship what we trust; we ascribe worth to the sources that we rely on for our comfort and security—wealth, oppression, and military strength (Isa 30:12; 31:1; Hos 10:13). Jesus, too, taught in this tradition: “No one can serve two masters….

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