"Go into the entire world", Jesus said to all ages of Christians throughout the Bible. But there is a difference here. He does not address this to each and every Christian, but he is talking to the Church.

The western world is a distinctive society with amazing individual merits, rights and liberties. People in the west often view things with an individualistic approach. Jesus is telling all Christians to go out in the world. He is asking for the body to go. He wants us to go together as one.

Why is this crucial? Because every single person cannot go abroad to do mission work. That command of Jesus also does not take that for granted. For example, think of war. As and when America is at war, the whole nation is at war, not just the troops who are out there fighting. The navy, army, air-force everyone is fighting at border. So are the supporting nurses, doctors, chefs, engineers, fire-fighters doing their part in the war. Their contribution is equally important.

The other contributors such as the ones building the aircrafts for the bomb attacks, the workers manufacturing the trucks for military purposes, some of the farmers who are producing food for the army men, others who are sewing the clothes for them, even the ones who are helping the economy to flourish by paying their taxes on timeif they refuse to work, everything will come to a halt. This can go on endlessly.

Everyone in the country cannot be involved no matter how much they want to go out on the battlefield when a war is declared. This is exactly how a Christian is called to missions. If an individual is called, it is obvious that the person will directly follow the orders that have been received. Although it is a call out to a group where everyone must participate in some way or the other. If needed, everyone should be able to volunteer to go, but there should also be individuals who should stay as a support to the ones who go. Both of them are doing their roles and performing for the cause. This is known as missionary work.