Hirsch and Out of Ur
Posted by Brad BriscoJul 9
I finally listened to the Alan Hirsch’s podcast on Out of Ur. The audio is well worth the 12 minutes it takes to listen to. Hirsch responds — similarly to his post as part of last month’s missional synchronized blog — to the need for clarity on the use of the word “missional.”
Two thoughts that stayed with me after listening. First, I appreciate Hirsch’s passion for maintaining usage of the word. I think it is a helpful word when rightly defined and applied. As Hirsch asks during the postcast, “If not missional, what other word would we use?”
Second, I like his emphasis to add the word “incarnational” to bring greater clarity. When adopting a missionary stance towards the culture in the west, it is very helpful to think about the need to be “missional-incarnational,” with “missional” speaking to our “sentness” and “incarnational” speaking to the way we live “embedded” lives.
2 comments
Comment by Cecil Linke on July 21, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Great comments. I just began using the “incarnation” verbage as a way of better conveying the whole missional approach. Drives us all the way back to the chief end of man. Thanks for the thoughts.
Comment by Brad Brisco on July 21, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Cecil, thanks for dropping by. If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check out Hirsch’s post on the use of the word missional where he elaborates on the podcast. Blessings in your planting efforts.