I have not yet read all of the 50 posts from Monday’s Missional Synchronized blog, but of those that I have read here are four that you should not miss. The first is an excellent post by Alan Hirsch titled “Missional The New Emergent?” While Alan uses the phrase “Emerging Missional Church” in The Forgotten Ways, [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Missional: More Than a Buzz Word (The Sequel) In an earlier post I shared three theological distinctions that I believe are necessary to bring clarity and explanation to the use of the word “missional.” Today I want to move the discussion toward practical issues in congregational life. However, before considering steps that may be taken [...]
This past weekend two friends and I drove to New Orleans to attend a one day seminar with Alan Hirsch. In addition to the seminar Alan spent the majority of the previous day meeting with the staff of Journey Christian Church. Rick Grover the pastor of the church invited us to come down early and [...]
Here are two very good links to check out. The first is a nine part series titled “the sent church” from Brad Andrews at relevintage. The second link is David Phillip’s post on measuring success in ministry. If a church is going to develop a missional mindset they will no doubt need to create a [...]
In chapter twelve of David Bosch’s “Transforming Mission” he discusses the historical shifts in Protestant thinking regarding the relationship between church and mission. To fully understand these shifts Bosch argues one must consider the contributions made by the world missionary conferences from Edinburgh (1910) to Mexico City (1963). When discussing the Willingen conference (1952) Bosch writes: [...]
Here are several good church planting links: Pat Loughery’s “Things They Tell Church Planters That Are Simply Wrong” From Eden to Zion and “Five Questions For My Missional Community Friends” AJ’s series on “Church Planting and Small Groups” Two links to cafe church planting, one in Welwyn Garden City, UK and another in Leiden, Netherlands [...]
Here is a short article on the use of the word “missional” I wrote recently for our Baptist state convention paper. The term “missional” has become a popular buzz word in Southern Baptist circles over the past couple of years. Because of its frequent use, some people have assumed that “missional” is a new word. [...]