(1) to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that Christ has commanded (Matthew 28: 18-20) and,
(2) to equip believers for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ (Ephesians 4: 11-15).