One of the fundamental truths in the book Church Scattered is that every Christian is called to live out their faith everyday starting at home and then taking that faith to work. This massive transition in priorities can be thought of as church members becoming missionaries. This is not some new marketing idea for evangelism but a radical commitment to make Christ known.
This post by Lloyd Kim is very helpful in helping you see the American we live in today just like you would any international mission field anywhere in the world. He writes,
“My wife just got the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She is a family-practice physician and part of the first wave of recipients in the U.S. Leading up to her appointment, we read stories about the vaccine and its development. And as we did, we felt an intense emotional response we did not expect. What was going on inside of us?
It reminded us of our time on the mission field, where there was so much cross-cultural stress underlying daily life that we were often unaware of the emotional and physical toll it was taking on us. The first few years of missionary service are some of the most difficult years a person can experience.”