As Christians, we often praise God for His saving grace and live in gratitude for His many blessings. We are content in our Christian journey—faithful in prayer and Bible study, committed to church attendance, and intentional about living out Christian values at home, in the workplace and within our communities. Asked how we maintain a strong Christian lifestyle, many of us would answer confidently: through daily devotion, discipline and consistency. Yet, for all these good practices, a deeper question remains: are we fully engaged in God’s mission?
As a church administrator, this question has weighed heavily on me. My calling includes developing strategic plans, casting vision, ensuring good governance and overseeing organisational systems. These responsibilities are important and necessary. But I have come to realise that administration alone is not the fullness of my calling. Something was missing—not in belief or commitment, but in practical, frontline involvement in God’s mission.
I am speaking of active participation: personally sharing my faith, giving Bible studies, engaging in outreach and calling people to surrender their lives to Jesus. Mission is not something to be delegated entirely to pastors, evangelists or departmental leaders. It is a calling shared by every believer, regardless of role or title.
In Matthew 10, Jesus commissions the 12 disciples, sending them out with His authority to preach that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, to heal the sick and to reach the lost sheep of Israel. This moment underscores Christ’s seriousness about mission. He later declares, “Whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:32, NKJV). Jesus was making a powerful point: being called as His disciple was about far more than privilege, recognition or leadership. It was—and still is—about active participation in God’s work. Discipleship finds its true meaning not in position, but in mission.
The Bible is clear that God has equipped His church for this task. Every believer has been gifted by the Holy Spirit to play a role in advancing God’s kingdom. The apostle Paul reminds the church in Corinth, “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them” (1 Corinthians 12:4). Similarly, in Ephesians, he explains that apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers are given “to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12, NKJV). These passages make it clear that ministry is not the responsibility of a few, but the calling of all. It is not enough to be a decent Christian, satisfied with personal spiritual growth, while remaining disengaged from God’s mission to reach the world. Faith that does not move outward remains incomplete.
Recognising this, I have made a personal commitment. Though my life continues to revolve around administrative responsibilities, I have pledged to be actively involved in my local church—participating in outreach initiatives, supporting evangelism and conducting evangelistic meetings annually. Mission must be lived, not simply managed.
This call to engagement comes at a timely moment for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific. The South Pacific Division’s I Will Go strategic focus for 2026–2030 challenges every member to be involved in intentional mission. Beginning with TPUM for Christ 2026, we are invited—indeed urged—to step forward and take our place in the work God has set before us.
Each of us has a role. Each of us has been gifted. The question is not whether God has called us, but whether we are willing to respond. Amid busy schedules and endless to-do lists, will we make a commitment to find our place in active participation in God’s mission? The harvest is still plentiful, and the call remains unchanged. Now is the time to move beyond comfort and into calling—finding our place, together, in God’s mission.
Charlie Jimmy is the Trans Pacific Union Mission president.
