Being a Christian cannot be about saving up brownie points and going to heaven when we die. Jesus said "Today you will be with me in paradise" - not heaven.

Rather, having witnessed the bodily resurrection of Jesus (in a body that is as wheat is to its seed), we have a job to do: to build God's kingdom 'on earth as it is in heaven'.

"Jesus' resurrection is the beginning of God's new project, not to snatch people away from earth to heaven, but to colonize earth with the life of heaven."

Like a stonemason carving a single stone for a cathedral, we join a construction project that began before we were born, we may never glimpse the architect's plans, and we may not live long enough to see the cathedral completed, but our trust in the architect means that our work is not wasted.

Our mission is to work to bring justice, beauty, and evangelism to this world, here, now.