Over 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 [...]
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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, Missional8
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 [...]
Guder & the Church’s Missional Vocation
Posted: 24th November 2010 by Brad Brisco in Church, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Leadership, Missiology, MissionalComments Off
Another way of framing missional theology is to understand mission as the concrete implication of the good news that God’s love for the creation results in God’s action to restore, heal, reconcile, and make new this rebellious creation. The event of Jesus Christ is the culmination of that action, and now, the salvation accomplished on [...]
Transitioning From Traditional to Missional
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Brad Brisco in Church, Community Transformation, Ecclesiology, Hospitality, Incarnational, Leadership, Missional, Scripture, Spiritual FormationOver the past few months I have had an increasing number of conversations with pastors and church leaders about moving existing churches in a missional direction. I have been asked what key issues or topics need to be considered when attempting to transition a traditional church. The following list is certainly not conclusive or comprehensive, [...]
Missional Church Seminar
Posted: 5th March 2010 by Brad Brisco in Church, Church Planting, Dmin Project, Ecclesiology, Leadership, Missiology, Missional, NetworksComments Off
Over the past year I have had an increasing number of conversations with pastors and church leaders about the church’s inability to “reach” their local communities. Many local churches have come to the realization that they have lost the ability to “attract” people to church programs and events. They sense that something has changed, but [...]
The Forgotten Ways Training Videos
Posted: 12th February 2010 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Church, Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Incarnational, Leadership, Missiology, Missional, Networks, Spiritual Formation, Training, Video, Way of JesusMost of you that follow this blog are familiar with The Forgotten Ways by Alan Hirsch. It is certainly one of the most significant books in the present missional conversation. If you are not familiar with the book you can read a series of post I did here. I would also highly recommend the more [...]
Preaching in the Missional Church
Posted: 22nd December 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Culture, Gospel, Leadership, MissionalErvin R. Stutzman has written an excellent paper titled “Preaching in the Missional Church” which can be downloaded here. Stutzman provides a brief analysis of the effects of secularization on the Christian church in the West. He then moves to discuss the response of the missional church to the secularization process. However, the majority of [...]
Community Transformation Audios
Posted: 4th December 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church, Community Transformation, Culture, Gospel, Incarnational, Justice, Kingdom of God, LeadershipComments Off
Here are two additional sessions from last month’s missional church conference. In these two sessions Eric Swanson speaks to the topic of community transformation. The final 30 minutes of session one includes the audio of an animated short film titled The Man Who Planted Trees. The film is the story of a solitary sheperd who [...]
Verge: Missional Community Conference
Posted: 22nd November 2009 by Brad Brisco in Blogging, Leadership, Missional, Networks, TrainingIf I had to choose only one conference to attend in 2010 it would be Verge, February 4-6 in Austin. I have the privilege to be a part of the conference social media team, which means I will be blogging/twittering before, during and after the conference. I am very excited about the missional community focus [...]
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 [...]
Can Megachurches Be Missional?
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Brad Brisco in Ecclesiology, Leadership, Missiology, MissionalComments Off
Bill Kinnon produces another great video featuring part two of the conversation between David Fitch and Ed Stetzer. For part one go here. Ed Stetzer & Dave Fitch – a missional conversation Part II from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo.
Missional Meanderings
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Brad Brisco in Church Planting, Culture, Leadership, Meanderings, Missional, Spiritual FormationComments Off
I know a couple of these links have been out there for a while but if you haven’t seen these be sure to check out the following. Outstanding post from last month by David Fitch on moving from “the bridge” to “the onramp.” Today’s post by Fitch on Missional Discipleship is also well worth reading. [...]
Over the past year I have enjoyed many wonderful posts from The Art of Manliness blog. If you are not familiar with this site then check out these two recent posts for an excellent sample of what you are missing: Every Man Needs a Man Mentor and Great Lessons From Great Men
Here are two excellent presentations from Reggie McNeal recorded at the Reformed Church in America’s One Thing Conference last February. While McNeal’s presentations are always laced with an abundance of humor, he never fails to present a great challenge to the church to struggle deeply with why and how the church functions. These two sessions [...]