The great commission ('Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations') is not just individual, but corporate: 'Preach the Gospel to all creation' (Mark 16:15, RSV, NIV). Jesus says to his disciples, 'As the Father sent me, so I send you' (John 20:21). Here is both a command and a pattern for evangelism. The church's mission in the world is to be like Christ's. He was born into the...