I have a growing conviction that God's intended domain for the accomplishment of good works is the Body of Christ just as much as the lives of individual believers. I would go so far as to say the Body is the primary domain for good works to happen.
Individual missionaries and parachurch organizations which sidestep the local body of Christ will always be limited in their effectiveness.
The truly big work that needs to be done in this lost world requires entire networks of believers - with each individual exercising his or her unique God-given gifts in sync with each other and the Spirit's guidance.
As an American, I have always read Ephesians 2:10 as applying individually, but is that the only way to read it?
"For WE are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for US to do."
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