In the introduction of The Road to Missional Michael Frost pushes back on those who suggest that “missional” is simply the latest church buzzword that is quickly losing its usefulness. He writes: If the missional conversation is over, it occurs to me that it probably hasn’t really ever been had. That’s because “missional” is not [...]
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The Road to Missional
Posted: 20th October 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Forge, Incarnational, Michael Frost, Missional1
The Benefits of an Incarnational Witness
Posted: 17th September 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Incarnational, Kingdom of God, MissionalThe case for an incarnational approach to missional witness is based, on the one hand, on the character of the biblical record; that is, the way in which the church’s missionary vocation is shaped by the earthly ministry of Jesus. The emphasis upon the necessary congruence of witness is rooted in God’s way of revealing [...]
Sentralized Missional Church Conference
Posted: 4th September 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Church, Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Forge, Gospel, Hospitality, Incarnational, Justice, Kingdom of God, Michael Frost, Missiology, Missional, Networks, Spiritual Formation, Theology, TrainingThere is less than four two weeks 2 days until the kick off of the Sentralized conference on September 29th. It will begin with a book release party on Thursday night featuring both Michael Frost’s new book, “The Road to Missional” and Hugh Halter’s “Sacrilege.” You can now take a look at the rest of the conference schedule, as well [...]
Consumerism & the American Church
Posted: 29th August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Culture, MissionalFollowing is an excellent excerpt from Renovation of the Church on the stranglehold consumerism has on the church in the United States: I don’t know how to say this in a gentle way, but we should not assume that those people who are attracted to our church have been captivated by the message of Christ [...]
Alan Hirsch on What is the Church? & How Does the Gospel Change Our Community?
Posted: 2nd August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Church, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Incarnational, Kingdom of God, Missional, TheologyA True Missionary Encounter with the West
Posted: 22nd July 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Missiology, MissionalComments Off
A missionary encounter with the West will have to be, primarily, a ministry of the laity. The professionalization of the ordained ministry has an ancient history, going back to the early centuries of the Christian church. The Protestant Reformation rediscovered the office of the believer; however, in the main branches of the Reformation churches this [...]
Seven Steps Toward Renewal
Posted: 16th July 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Kingdom of God, Missional, TheologyComments Off
I just read the epilogue (which is titled From Here to the Kingdom) from The Community of the King by Howard Snyder. It was encouraging to read his suggestions for a local church to increase its “kingdom vision and become more authentically the community of the King” written nearly 35 years ago. 1. Undertake a [...]
Being “Sent” is Not First About Outward Actions
Posted: 8th July 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Gospel, Incarnational, Missional, Spiritual FormationI absolutely love this excerpt from George Hunsberger taken from “The Church Between Gospel & Culture“: To state this point even more directly, being missionary and being a “sent” community – a “body of people sent on a mission” – is not first about the church’s outward-moving actions, whether actions to attempt to convert or [...]
Church Planting & the Missio Dei
Posted: 11th June 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, TheologyStuart Murray’s “Church Planting: Laying Foundations” is one of the finest books written on the topic of church planting. While the vast majority of books on church planting focus on the “how,” Murray offers a very welcome emphasis on both the theological and historical framework for church planting. When discussing the theological foundation for church [...]
The Faith of Leap From Hirsch & Frost
Posted: 17th May 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Church, Gospel, Incarnational, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Michael Frost, Missiology, MissionalOver the past several years I have read every book that Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost have written individually and collectively. I have probably been most influenced by Hirsch’s “The Forgotten Ways“, Frost’s book titled “Exiles” and their collaborative work, “The Shaping of Things to Come.” Having just finished their latest book, “The Faith of [...]
Sentralized Missional Conference
Posted: 14th May 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Church, Church Planting, Community Transformation, Forge, Gospel, Hospitality, Incarnational, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Michael Frost, Missiology, Missional, Networks, TrainingComments Off
I am very excited to share some details about a conference scheduled for this September here in Kansas City. I believe the Sentralized Conference is going to play a significant role in the ongoing missional conversation in the United States. There were at least two major reasons for organizing a conference like Sentralized. First, we [...]
Conversation Between Hirsch & Stetzer
Posted: 14th May 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Incarnational, Missiology, Missional, VideoFollowing is a good conversation between Alan Hirsch and Ed Stetzer. Topics include, among other things, the theological foundation of the missional conversation, the importance of recognizing the missionary nature of God, how missiology must inform our ecclesiology, and how existing congregations can begin to make a missional transition.
Assumption of the Attractional Imagination
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Missiology, MissionalThe assumption of the attractional imagination is that average people outside the church are looking for a church and know they should belong to one, and therefore, church leaders should create the most attractive attractional church possible. The mission, then, is to get people to attend. This story is still repeated over and over again [...]
The Church in a Broken World
Posted: 20th April 2011 by Brad Brisco in Church, Forge, Gospel, Incarnational, Justice, Kingdom of God, Lesslie Newbigin, Michael Frost, Missiology, Missional, VideoCheck out these two challenging and inspiring talks by Micheal Frost from the recent Upstream Collective Vision Tour in Prague.
Church in a Broken World
Posted: 13th April 2011 by Brad Brisco in Church, Community Transformation, Culture, Michael Frost, Missiology, MissionalYou don’t have to leave your office or home to participate in Michael Frost’s One Day events April 13 and 18 in Prague and Budapest during the upcoming JetSet tour. View videos posted soon after each discussion led by Frost about “Church in a Broken World.” Then share you input and ask questions by commenting [...]