Comments on: Living Systems and The Church http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/living-systems-and-the-church/ moving towards a missional mindset Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:38:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Brad Brisco http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/living-systems-and-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Brad Brisco Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:54:18 +0000 http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/living-systems-and-the-church/#comment-1477 Ted, so very true. It is ironic that churches say they desire to grow and want "new families" (I heard that today where I filled in) but at the same time it really is all about them. I hope in some circles there is a bit of a new awareness of the sending nature of the church. I have to hope or I will go crazy. Ted, so very true. It is ironic that churches say they desire to grow and want “new families” (I heard that today where I filled in) but at the same time it really is all about them. I hope in some circles there is a bit of a new awareness of the sending nature of the church. I have to hope or I will go crazy.

]]> By: Ted M. Gossard http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/living-systems-and-the-church/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Ted M. Gossard Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:11:54 +0000 http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/living-systems-and-the-church/#comment-1476 I am amazed at some folks I know that are connected with some conservative evangelical or fundamentalist circles who insist based on their reading of Scripture, particularly Paul's letters, that the church exists primarily for itself, the giftings being only for the Body. Of course they want more to be added to the Body. But they evidently fail to see that Christ's Body is in mission in Christ in this world. This thinking is often contributed towards, I think by a throw back dispensational theology. At the same time it's so easy, just kind of natural in a bad way to drift into this state of just maintaining, rather than moving together in the dynamic of God's Spirit in mission in Christ. I am amazed at some folks I know that are connected with some conservative evangelical or fundamentalist circles who insist based on their reading of Scripture, particularly Paul’s letters, that the church exists primarily for itself, the giftings being only for the Body.

Of course they want more to be added to the Body. But they evidently fail to see that Christ’s Body is in mission in Christ in this world. This thinking is often contributed towards, I think by a throw back dispensational theology.

At the same time it’s so easy, just kind of natural in a bad way to drift into this state of just maintaining, rather than moving together in the dynamic of God’s Spirit in mission in Christ.

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