" proclaiming the gospel goes beyond something personal. The gospel is a cosmic reality that supersedes being about me. If it’s merely personal, the gospel would stop with me. I might share it with someone as something nice that really benefitted me and maybe the other person might like to give it a try too. But if it is cosmic, it is presented as a matter of fact that has reality regardless of whether I (or anyone else for that matter) have chosen to live by its news. Proclaiming the gospel therefore is the art of announcing to our neighbors that this new world has begun in Christ. "

― David E. Fitch , Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission