Discovered this from Bosco Peters on http://www.liturgy.co.nz/resources/badge.html

"Worship, I contend, is essential in the church's mission - whatever your denomination. Parish and other Christian community mission statements regularly highlight this centrality. Worship, liturgy, especially the Eucharist is understood by most to be "the source and summit of the Christian life" (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, 11). St Ignatius Loyola understood "The human person is created to praise, reverence, and serve God" (The Principle and Foundation).

Sometimes, however, and most surprisingly, worship does not feature in significant church and denominational mission statements. . . I would argue there has been a loss of the pivotal place of worship and liturgy, Along with this loss of worship's primacy has been the loss of the unifying power of common prayer, of common worship.

In the (even recent) past a variety of interpretations could be held around common spiritual practice. WORSHIP FIRST is a call to restore the central and unifying aspect of our Christian life and mission - whatever our denomination."

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Some similar concerns of mine are on http://roxborogh.com/mission.htm

John