As churches attempt a move in a more missional direction one of the major issues involves rethinking church “measurables” or “scorecards.” David Fitch offers several good ideas on this topic in chapter one of The Great Giveaway. He contends that there is still a need to measure, but the things we “count” will be very [...]
Archive for October, 2009
How to Measure Church “Success”
Posted: 29th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Culture, Missional5
History of Missional Church – Part I
Posted: 26th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Dmin Project, Lesslie Newbigin, MissionalAs presented in an earlier post, Christianity in North America has experienced a move away from its position of dominance as it has witness the loss not only of numbers but of power and influence within society. “The United States is still, by all accounts, a very religious society. The pollsters affirm that Americans and [...]
Missional and the Ministry of Presence
Posted: 22nd October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church Planting, Hospitality, Incarnational, MissionalToday I had the privilege to participate in a conference led by David Fitch. The combination of being a member of academia along with being a church planter gives Fitch an excellent perspective on doing ministry in a Post-Christendom context. One of the many helpful discussions today revolved around the importance of both presence and [...]
Missional Church Bibliography
Posted: 20th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, MissionalComments Off
For those who are interested in doing more research on the missional church conversation, here is the 12 page bibliography that was a part of my dissertation. Missional Church Bibliography
Kansas City Missional Network Conference
Posted: 19th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Missional, Networks, TrainingHere is one last reminder of the conference we will be hosting in Kansas City next month. The conference will begin on Tuesday, November 10 at 1:00pm and conclude on Wednesday, November 11 at 3:30pm. The cost of the conference is $25, which will include lunch on Wednesday. We will have two primary presenters, Eric [...]
The Need For a Missional Ecclesiology – Part II
Posted: 11th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Culture, Dmin Project, Ecclesiology, MissionalHere is another small section of chapter one of my dmin project. This portion follows a discussion on the marginalization of the church in America, as well as part one shared in the previous post. To achieve a move from treating the church as a vendor of religious services to being a body of people sent [...]
The Need For a Missional Ecclesiology – Part I
Posted: 6th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Dmin Project, Ecclesiology, MissionalFollowing is another section of chapter one of my dmin dissertation. This comes immediately after a discussion on the marginalization of the church, which I shared a portion of here. While the disestablishment of the church from the dominant seat of culture is disturbing to many Christians in North America, it is seen as a [...]
Telling an Alternative Missional Story
Posted: 4th October 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Leadership, Missiology, MissionalComments Off
Stetzer & Fitch – a missional conversation – Part III from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo.
Originally offered by Mike Noel and expanded a bit by J.R. Briggs, check out 21 Questions for Missional Leaders: A few of my favorite include: What are 8-10 characteristics of your ministry context? What are 6-10 dominant culture values in your ministry context? How does the gospel inform the values of your specific context? How does [...]