Missional Church Network

Over the past year there has been a considerable amount of discussion surrounding the idea of a missional order. For several months friends and I have been reflecting on the longings for some type of missional order as well as how to best describe and participant in such an order. I will be sharing more details as things come together and a new website is created.

For today, however I want to encourage you to watch the latest video from Allelon as David Fitch discusses church planting via missional orders.

Fitch emphasizes the importance of planting “from the inside out versus the outside in” (my words not Fitch’s) especially in a Post-Christendom society. As the church moves further and further away from the dominant seat of culture in the West, and as fewer and fewer people associate themselves with the church the more important and necessary it is to plant churches out of incarnational living. I would like to hear what you think about Fitch’s comments.

For more great stuff on Fitch’s blog check out a piece titled “Confessions of a Missional Pastor (Wannabe?)” from a couple of weeks ago as well as an excellent post on what the commitments of a missional order might look like.