In preparation for a new writing project that my friend Lance Ford and I are working on, I have been doing some extra study on the topic of biblical hospitality. I use the adjective “biblical” to differentiate the concept of hospitality from the typical American understanding of “entertaining.” When properly understood, and lived out, biblical [...]
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The “Casualness” of Hospitality
Posted: 16th December 2011 by Brad Brisco in Hospitality, Incarnational, Missional3
The Road to Missional
Posted: 20th October 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Ecclesiology, Forge, Incarnational, Michael Frost, MissionalIn 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 [...]
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 [...]
Social Justice Handbook
Posted: 20th August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Community Transformation, Incarnational, Justice, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, Spiritual FormationComments Off
If you are interested in effectively influencing others to take action on issues of social action, then I would highly recommend “Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps For A Better World” by Mae Elise Cannon. I am not familiar with any other resource of this kind. Cannon provides a comprehensive guide to the topic of social justice that is not [...]
Biblical Hospitality
Posted: 15th August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Hospitality, Incarnational, MissionalWhen discussing the topic of hospitality from Romans 12:13, John Stott emphasizes that a better rendering of “practice” hospitality would be to use the word “pursue.” Christians were not to simply “practice” hospitality, but were instead to “seek out” or “look for” opportunities to welcome strangers into their homes and lives. To help make his point [...]
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, TheologyAlan Hirsch on How the Gospel Changes Discipleship
Posted: 2nd August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Gospel, Incarnational, Kingdom of God, Missional, Spiritual Formation, Theology, Way of JesusComments Off
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 [...]
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.
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.
Attractional (or Extractional) Church & Cultural Distance
Posted: 21st February 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Church, Culture, Gospel, Incarnational, Missional, TrainingWhen I posted the two videos last week from the AND conference I wanted to include a shorter, more concise, Q conference presentation that Alan Hirsch did on the same topic of cultural distance. However, the link to the Q presentation had been eliminated. After contacting the Q site they have reposted the video, titled [...]
Right Here Right Now: Everyday Mission For Everyday People
Posted: 17th January 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Hospitality, Incarnational, Kingdom of God, Missional, Way of JesusI am often asked to recommend a book that does a good job of introducing the missional church conversation. While there are several great resources that deal with missional church issues, I sometimes struggle with recommending the precise book because the majority of books written in the past decade are directed either towards church leaders [...]