John and Jack

Why does mission matter? Is this really just the next cool, innovative, subculture-driven, book-selling, hyped-up church strategy that will be on the shelf 10 years from now?

No. Mission matters because our culture is crying out for authentic spirituality.

I spent a lot of time alone in the car today. North through Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, east to Lake City, then up through Valdosta, Macon, Atlanta. 8 hours behind the wheel. Two CD’s have spun in the CD player all day as I pray for you guys, back in Omaha, gathered in a living room, talking about mission.

I’m dizzy from the shopping mall
I searched for joy but I bought it all
It doesn’t help the hunger pain
And a thirst I’d have to drown first to ever satiate

Something’s missing
And I don’t know how to fix it
Something’s missing
And I don’t know how to fix it at all

--John Mayer

Knock, knock, coming door to door
To tell you that their metaphor’s better than yours
And you can either sink or swim and things are looking pretty grim
If you don’t believe in what they’re spoon-feeding
It’s got no feeling so I read it again and again and again

It sure seems the same, so many different names

--Jack Johnson