"The missionary importance of the eucharist" was repeatedly affirmed at the World Conference on Mission and Evangelism held in Melbourne in may 1980. In it´s discussion of the evangelistic task of the church and of mission perspective, the conferene emphatisized again and again the crucial role of the eucharistic experience. It saw "the eucharistic as missionary event", promotinh unity and community and calling people to costly witness..
The reflections and stories brought together in this book affirm and ilustrate how, sharing one bread, we share one mission.