My Dear Wormwood,

I just ran across this post of a meme (above) by a Missouri Synod pastor - and our Father Below is most pleased!

In the big picture, a Capital-M Mission is a reason for being, a purpose. It is the “why” of any organization or entity. For many decades, corporations have been expected to have a “mission statement.” But in the church, a Small-M mission is some kind of outreach. A church’s Small-M mission might be to run a school, a VBS, Lenten fish frys, a consignment shop, a coffeehouse, or maybe supporting a preaching station intended to become a daughter congregation.

Show yourself a man. . . .