" SENDING Only months after calling His disciples, Jesus sent them out. This doesn’t mean they were fully trained and mistake free. It shows that sending was part of their training. Jesus didn’t teach them in a classroom setting. They walked with Him, and they were sent out by Him. He expected them to proclaim repentance, cast out demons, and heal (Mark 6:12–13). He told them He was sending them out as sheep among wolves and explained that they would be hated and persecuted (Matt. 10:16–22). It "
― Francis Chan , We Are Church