The newsfeeds and broadsheets are full of predictions of the demise of Christianity in England–and the death of the Church of England. Jesus’ commission to his disciples brings clarity about the mission of the Church and confidence concerning the future of Christianity.
35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
