When attempting to transition a “traditional” church in a more missional direction I believe one of the topics of discussion must be the importance of “the priesthood of all believers.” If we believe the church is God’s agent sent into the world to participate in what He is already doing, then every member must be [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Missional & Priesthood of All Believers
Posted: 28th April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Michael Frost, Missional1
Michael Frost on the Priority of Mission
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Michael Frost, Missional, VideoComments Off
Here are two additional videos clips of Michael Frost speaking on the priority of mission. The first focuses on the catalyzing nature of mission, while the second deals with the “dis-ease” that the Holy Spirit brings upon individuals as they engage in mission. (ht)
I was reminded again this week that people talk too much. Why do we have such a strong desire to have our opinions heard? Even if our thoughts have no bearing on the issue being discussed so often we think others need to hear our input. Being Jesus to other must involve the skill of [...]
Michael Frost: Step Into The Way of Mission
Posted: 12th April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Community Transformation, Gospel, Michael Frost, Scripture, Video, Way of JesusThis past weekend I had the privilege of attending the launch of Forge America in Chicago. It was a great time of networking and hearing how God is moving in various contexts around the world. It was also fantastic to hear from Deb and Alan Hirsch as they shared the heart of their new book Untamed: Reactivating [...]
Michael Frost: Purpose of the Church
Posted: 8th April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Church, Michael Frost, Missional, VideoHere is another short, yet challenging video from Michael Frost (thanks again to almost an M). I am looking forward to hearing more from Frost on Friday and Saturday at the Forge Missional Conference in Chicago.
The Importance of Understanding the Post-Christendom Shift
Posted: 7th April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Culture, Forge, Michael Frost, Missional, Training, VideoI attended a half day conference yesterday that dealt with trends that were impacting the American church. It didn’t take long for me to become frustrated with the “list” of trends seeing that it did not include what I believe to be the most crucial “trend” to understand – that being the shift towards a [...]
From Market Driven to Missionary Strategies
Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Missiology, MissionalChurches throughout the Western world find themselves increasingly marginalized from society as they endeavor to relate the good news to people whose assumptions and attitudes have been shaped by modernity and postmodernity. Our post-Christian, neopagan, pluralistic North American context presents crosscultural missionary challenges every bit as daunting as those we would face on any other [...]