As Eunice looks at the Great Commission given by Jesus after his resurrection (Matthew 28:18-20), she challenges us to look at mission not as something for other people, but as something for us too. She tracks the progress of the gospel in the early church, from the day of Pentecost, through the diaspora, and then Paul’s work with the Gentiles, his desire to take the good news to new countries and to build teams, develop gifts and equip others to do kingdom-building work.
Two thousand years on, God is still calling people to make possible this impossible mission. We’re very good at finding excuses as to why we can’t be involved in the Great Commission, but Eunice points out that we are all equipped and we are all called – whether at home or abroad. She highlights six ways that we can be involved – learn, pray, go, inspire, welcome and send.