There 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 [...]
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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, Training3
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 [...]
A 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 [...]
Right Here Right Now
Posted: 19th June 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Books, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Missional, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual FormationComments Off
Following are four great excerpts from Right Here Right Now: Everyday Mission For Everyday People by Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford. If we are truly committed to bringing Jesus as the center of our lives among others and to see the church renewed in the mission of God, we will lead it toward a greater [...]
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 [...]
What Does Place Have to Say to “Missional”?
Posted: 26th March 2011 by Brad Brisco in Forge, Michael Frost, Missiology, Missional, Theology, Training, VideoThe following video clip with Michael Frost speaks to the importance of recognizing and participating in the reign of God in our local context. It is a very brief, yet good reminder of the importance of place in the missional conversation. I am very excited that Michael will be joining us here in Kansas City [...]
Church 3.0 Conference with Neil Cole
Posted: 18th February 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Missional, Training, VideoWe will be hosting Neil Cole for a one day conference in Kansas City on Wednesday, March 23rd from 9:00am to 3:30pm. The conference will take place at Westside Family Church. The cost will be $29, which will include lunch. Neil is an experienced church planter and pastor. He is the founder of the Awakening [...]
Alan Hirsch on Cultural Distance & the American Missionary Problem
Posted: 14th February 2011 by Brad Brisco in Alan Hirsch, Church, Church Planting, Culture, Ecclesiology, Forge, Gospel, Missiology, Missional, Theology, Training, Video, Way of JesusBelow are two very helpful videos presentations by Alan Hirsch from last year’s AND conference at Granger Community Church. The bulk of the first video is spent on the very important topic of cultural distance and the problem it creates for meaningful communication of the gospel. Building upon the cultural distance discussion, he then proceeds [...]
Mission And The Public Square
Posted: 12th February 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Church, Gospel, Missiology, Missional, Way of JesusIn chapter 13 of The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission, Christopher Wright provides an excellent analysis on mission and the public square. Wright acknowledges that the mission of God’s people is far too big to be left only to “missionaries.” Furthermore, most Christians live in the ordinary everyday world, [...]
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 [...]