Schuurman citing Barth challenges the way the church carries out mission if it wants to be relevant, he states: “A Christian is a thinking person who holds the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the Dr. Williams, in support of this statement, said: “You have to continually cross-reference and say, 'How does the Bible's vision of humanity and community fit into these themes of poverty, deprivation, violence and conflict? ' And you must use what you read in the newspaper to prompt and direct the questions you ask of the Bible: 'Where will this help me???