Why are we here?

 Believe it or not, all the work of the Mission Study Team can be boiled down to this one question: Why are we here?

You might say, That’s easy! It’s right there in the Larger Catechism: We’re here to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever. And you would be right.

You might say, We’re here because God has called us out of the world to be his children, the body of Christ in the world. And you would be right.

You might say, My family has been here since the beginning, or We love the people. And you would be right.

You might say, We’re here to serve and make disciples of the community around us. And you would be right.

The fact is, each of these answers reveals a slightly different emphasis, a slightly different assumption – a different facet of that one deceptively simple question. It is the task the Mission Study Team to delve into each of these facets, by asking you to help them ask, and answer this question.

Why are we here?