Taking a page out of Rick Meigs “Missional Word Images“ from December of last year, here are ten word pictures that give me a helpful image of what being missional looks like. Image One The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. – John 1:14 (The Message)
Archive for April, 2007
I am leaving Monday for Mosaic’s Origins conference. I am looking forward to seeing what being missional looks like for Mosaic and how they are getting it done. I hope to blog throughout the couple days in LA. Have any of you been a part of Origins in the past or been around Mosaic? If [...]
Lord, I sometimes wander away from you. But this is not because I am deliberately turning my back on you. It is because of the inconstancy of my mind. I weaken in my intention to give my whole soul to you. I fall back into thinking of myself as my own master. But when I [...]
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I shared in an earlier post that when I discuss the topic of church planting people will inevitably ask if there is a real need for more churches. I usually respond with a list of reasons why we need to be involved in planting new churches. Here is reason number two: Reason 2: The Decline [...]
I have many opportunities to speak to individuals and churches about church planting. One question that inevitably comes up each time there is a discussion about church planting is “Do we really need another church?” Sometimes the question is asked this way: “Why don’t we invest resources in the existing churches that are struggling rather starting [...]
Being Sent and the Prophets
Posted: 23rd April 2007 by Brad Brisco in Books, Incarnational, MissionalIn Francis DuBose’s book “God Who Sends: A Fresh Quest for Biblical Mission” the author highlights the sending theme found throughout scripture by surveying the theological sending passages within 7 Scriptural categories. Last time I shared a portion from the book concerning the theme of sending found in both the Historical and Poetical books. This week [...]
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Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, let me sow pardon. Where there is doubt, let me sow faith. Where is despair, let me give hope. Where there is darkness, let me give light. Where there is sadness, let me give joy. [...]
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Here is an interesting conversation on the Allelon Netcast between Fuller Associate Professor Ryan Bolger and Alan Roxburgh. Bolger talks about the emerging church in light of the missional conversation – citing the research done by he and fellow Fuller Professor Eddie Gibbs in their book Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures. He also describes a [...]
The “System” is Flawed – Continued
Posted: 18th April 2007 by Brad Brisco in Leadership, Missional, Spiritual FormationIn an earlier post I shared with you that the pastor of the church where my family and I attend resigned this past Sunday after confessing an adulterous relationship with a fellow staff member. Dan Southerland, author of “Transitioning,” founder of “Church Transitions” and frequent guest teaching pastor at this church brought the message this past weekend. Southerland’s message [...]
This morning (Sunday) the pastor of a large church where my family and I attend two or three times a month resigned after confessing an adulterous relationship with a fellow staff member. It was an enormous blow to everyone. If there was one pastor among the group of churches where I work (as a Church Planting [...]
In Francis DuBose’s book “God Who Sends: A Fresh Quest for Biblical Mission” the author highlights his contention that “mission means sending” by surveying the theological sending passages within 7 Scriptural categories. Last week I shared a brief portion from the book concerning sending and the Pentateuch. Today I want to consider the sending theme found in [...]
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“Adorable Spirit, may the rushing wind of your mercy blow away all trace of sin within us, and may your unquenchable fire purify our souls. We believe that you comfort those who mourn, uplife those who are depressed, calm those who are angry, guide those who are confused, console those who are lonely, reconcile those [...]
The Forgotten Ways – Chapter 6
Posted: 9th April 2007 by Brad Brisco in Books, Leadership, MissionalIn chapter 6 of “The Forgotten Ways” Alan Hirsch focuses on the issue of leadership in the missional church. He begins by reflecting back on the introduction of the book where he discussed the phenomenal Jesus movements of history, namely the early church up until 300 AD and the Chinese church during the reign of [...]
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In light of a post over at bob.blog where Hyatt discusses a misleading take by Phil Johnson on the theology of Dan Kimball, (you will just have to read the post to get all the ins and outs of Johnson’s inanity) I was prompted to revisit “A Sense of Mission: Guidance From the Gospel of John” by Albert Curry [...]
A reminder of the dates and times for the Missional Network gatherings coming up later this month. We will continue our discussion of “The Forgotten Ways” by Alan Hirsch by examining chapters 3 through 5. Also remember there is a short summary of each chapter here, here and here. Feel free to invite anyone else who might [...]