Missions is not about sending missionaries, and missions is not about doing missions. Missions is about the communication of truth to men.
If we continue to cut something with each resolution, I would say we're making steady progress and sending a strong conservative message.
If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: 'Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press.'