I have been reading a wonderful little book on prayer by Stanley Grenz that rarely gets much attention, but I think it should. It was first published in 1988 and revised in 2005, the same year Grenz died from a massive brain hemorrhage. Here are a couple of excerpts. “In short, prayer is a crying to [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Prayer and the Kingdom
Posted: 29th November 2008 by Brad Brisco in Kingdom of God, PrayerTags: kingdom, Prayer
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Van Gelder on Missional Church
Posted: 22nd November 2008 by Brad Brisco in Dmin Project, Missional, TheologyHere is a link to a short video (17 minutes) on the Allelon website that I believe is worth the time. The video is an interview conducted by Alan Roxburgh with Craig Van Gelder. Van Gelder is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is author of “The Essence of [...]
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These two readings from Celtic Daily Prayer really spoke to me this morning: “Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.” Psalm 112:4-5 “And if you spend yourselves in behalf [...]
Sacred Rhythm & Missional Living
Posted: 19th November 2008 by Brad Brisco in Missional Order, PrayerTags: Missional, Missional Order, Prayer, sacred rhythm, Spiritual Formation
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In a post I did several months ago titled “Missional: More Than a Buzz Word” I shared three theological distinctions that I believe are necessary to bring clarity and explanation to the use of the word “missional.” In addition I discussed five practical issues that I think can help to foster a missional posture in the [...]
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“Today North America needs to be treated as a mission field in the same way that we in the West have approached much of the rest of the world for the past several centuries. Critical to making this shift is to develop the skills and tools necessary to function as missionaries in this context.” – [...]
Gospel Evangelism
Posted: 6th November 2008 by Brad Brisco in Books, Gospel, MissionalTags: Books, evangelism, Gospel
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“There are countless models and handbooks available on church membership recruitment, but there is little to instruct the average American Christian in how to announce the reign of God.” David Lowes Watson, “Christ All in All: The Recovery of the Gospel for Evangelism in the United States” in The Church Between Gospel & Culture
JR Woodward over at Dream Awakener has put together an outstanding collection of more than 170 links on a variety of topics surrounding Missional Church. The links include definitions, history, theology, videos, practices and book reviews. I have placed a permanent link on the blogroll titled “missional church primer.”
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Many of us have done a great disservice to Jesus Christ. Not only do we tone him down to tame and soften him, but we also understand his message to be addressed primarily to our needs of comfort, safety, and convenience. We have been telling people that if they come to Jesus, they will live [...]