Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,

so that you may be able to prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable

and perfect.

Romans 12 2 This is resistance and reformation on the Fight, laugh,

Feast Network. According to the Westminster Confession of Faith, the church has been entrusted

with the ministry oracles and ordinances of God

for the gathering and perfecting of the saints in this life and to the end of the world.

In order to faithfully carry out this stewardship wisely, the mission of the church must be organized around what Francis Schaefer

called two contents and two realities. The first content, according to Schaefer, is sound doctrine.

The church must teach it, exhort it, nurture it, and highlight it in all that it does in both its evangelism and its discipleship, from its worship to its societal presence.

The scriptures must be upheld forthrightly, clearly, and unapologetically.

The second content, he says, is honest answers to honest questions. The Great Commission, Matthew 28, and the cultural mandate in Genesis 1,

are the church's highest priorities in mission to the world. They must be carried

out, perpetuated, and extended in gentleness, openness, kindness, and helpfulness. The high call

of faithful apologetics must be applied to the issues of our day, so that

our unbelieving neighbors can see the great hope of the gospel of Christ applied to every

discipline, every sphere, every jurisdiction, at all times, in all places, and in every way.

The first reality, according to Schaefer, is true spirituality.

Holiness, godliness, and spiritual discipline must be the distinctive marks of the true church.

Thus prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and fixedness in the Word

should be just as evident in the lives of the members of the church

as fervent evangelism and glorious worship.

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