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 [...]
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Social Justice Handbook
Posted: 20th August 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Community Transformation, Incarnational, Justice, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, Spiritual FormationComments Off
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 [...]
Lesslie Newbigin’s “Walk Through the Bible”
Posted: 13th April 2011 by Brad Brisco in Books, Gospel, Lesslie Newbigin, ScriptureComments Off
Shortly before he died in 1998, Lesslie Newbigin recorded a series of eight radio programs on the basic themes and central characters in the Bible. Newbigin used his gift of story telling to present the grand narrative of Scripture — from Genesis through Revelation — in an accessible and engaging manner. I was excited to [...]
Guder on Missional Church “Models”
Posted: 1st February 2011 by Brad Brisco in Church, Ecclesiology, Gospel, Missional, ScriptureBelow is an excerpt from an excellent paper (originally the Fuller Theological Seminary Payton Lectures) by Darrell Guder titled “Walking Worthily: Missional Leadership after Christendom.” In this section, Guder is discussing the attempt that was made by himself and a group of other theologians and missiologists to identify what exactly a missional congregation would look like. [...]
Praying with Dallas Willard
Posted: 19th September 2010 by Brad Brisco in Missional, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual FormationHere is Dallas Willard’s paraphrase of the Lord’s Prayer. He suggests that we paraphrase the prayer from time to time because its richness lends itself to much meditation. Dear Father always near us,may your name be treasured and loved,may your rule be completed in us-may your will be done here on earth injust the way [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
The Missional Language of “Sending” Implicit in Scripture
Posted: 13th February 2010 by Brad Brisco in Ecclesiology, Gospel, Missiology, Missional, ScriptureAs presented in the previous posts in this series, the explicit language of sending found throughout the Old and New Testament is substantial. Moreover, the usage of sending language “establishes such a clear picture of mission in the Bible that its unique missional character is seen unmistakably even in events and ideas where the language [...]
The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Epistles & Revelation
Posted: 9th February 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Ecclesiology, Missiology, Missional, ScriptureThe Epistles and Revelation In the Pauline Epistles, there are several clear uses of sending vocabulary, “each conveying a different theological perspective within the larger salvific sphere.” [1] In Romans, Paul speaks of God “sending his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering” (8:3). In Romans, Paul also asks how [...]
The Missional Language of “Sending” – Acts
Posted: 8th February 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyThe Book of Acts In the book of Acts it is common to recognize that Luke’s presentation of mission is less about the “Acts of the Apostles” than about the “Acts of the Holy Spirit,” less about the mission of the church than about the mission of God. [1] “For Luke’s narrative portrays each person of [...]
The Missional Language of “Sending” – John
Posted: 2nd February 2010 by Brad Brisco in Dmin Project, Gospel, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyWhen considering the theological and biblical underpinnings of the missional church conversation I find the two most helpful topics to address include the concept of missio Dei, or mission of God, and the language of “sending” found throughout Scripture. The chief element to grasp about the missio Dei is that the mission is God’s. We are not [...]
The Missional Language of “Sending”
Posted: 29th January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyThe Missional Language of “Sending” – Introduction The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Pentateuch The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Historical & Poetic Books The Missional Language of “Sending” – The Prophetic Books The Gospels Some people might argue that “as a collection of documents telling the story of Jesus, the Gospels do [...]
The Language of “Sending” – Prophetic Books
Posted: 22nd January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missiology, Missional, Scripture, TheologyThe Prophetic Books utilize the language of sending more than any other portion of the Old Testament. There is a clear “association between God’s sending and the office of prophet.” [1] “The prophets were first and foremost men whom God had sent.” [2] Perhaps the most dramatic example of sending in the prophetic books is found in [...]
The Language of “Sending” – The Historical & Poetic Books
Posted: 21st January 2010 by Brad Brisco in Books, Dmin Project, Missional, Scripture, TheologyComments Off
The Historical Books The books of Joshua, Judges and 1 Samuel continue the vocabulary of sending in passages that reflect on the Exodus event (Josh. 24:2-6; Judg. 6:8; 1 Sam. 12:8). Furthermore, in 1 Samuel God sent Jerub-Baal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel to deliver his people (12:11). He sent Samuel to anoint Saul as king [...]