Not "For" but "Through" the Missionary

"Missions is not what the church does for the missionary but what the church does through the missionary...-seeing that the church, as the focal point of God's plan, is in the world to fulfill her mission, not merely to maintain her existence. This means that the churches need to be proactive in the fulfillment of the Great Commission, not just reacting to appeals by missionaries." (Antioch Revisited, by Tom Julien, page 25)