A prof of mine from Biblical seminary has a blog with some great thoughts. Check this one out on The Mission of God. Here's a brief exerpt:
Here’s my 3 core statements that describe our part of the mission:
a. to glorify God and enjoy him forever in the kingdom of heaven, first here on earth
and then fully in heaven.
b. to extend the kingdom boundaries (a la Ezekiel 47) in order to participate in the
healing of the nations through reconciling, binding up, loosing, feeding, clothing, and
preaching the new good news.
c. to live righteously in exile (Jeremiah 29) for the benefit of all peoples (for their
peace and comfort) and as lights shining on a hill giving glory to God (Matthew 5:14)
