The Church is God's instrument in mission. А missionless church is no church, and a churchless mission is not biblical mission. In this section of the lecture "Biblical Foundations of Church Planting" Craig Ott:  

- talks about the development of the missio Dei concept; 

- quotes David L. Bosh, who is convinced that mission is based on God's love; 

- emphasizes that the church is central to God's mission in the world; 

- quotes Leslie  Newbigin's statement about the character and nature of the church; 

- defines the tasks of missions;

- speaks about three dimensions of kingdom communities.