Comments on: The Forgotten Ways – Chapter 3 http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-forgotten-ways-chapter-3/ moving towards a missional mindset Fri, 18 May 2012 12:15:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: April Missional Network Gathering &laquo Missional Church Network http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-forgotten-ways-chapter-3/comment-page-1/#comment-115 April Missional Network Gathering &laquo Missional Church Network Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:40:38 +0000 http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-forgotten-ways-chapter-3/#comment-115 [...] Hirsch by examining chapters 3 through 5. Also remember there is a short summary of each chapter here, here and here. Feel free to invite anyone else who might be reading the book to join the [...] [...] Hirsch by examining chapters 3 through 5. Also remember there is a short summary of each chapter here, here and here. Feel free to invite anyone else who might be reading the book to join the [...]

]]> By: Jamie http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-forgotten-ways-chapter-3/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jamie Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:51:29 +0000 http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-forgotten-ways-chapter-3/#comment-65 I too was encouraged by the idea of recovering the centrality of Jesus. It is so easy to either add on or take away from the basic and core foundation of "knowing Jesus and Him crucified." One of the ways our community seeks to keep Jesus central is by reminding ourselves daily of Our Calling, which is simply to follow Jesus. The invitation of Jesus to be his disciples is what propels us. (It is as simple and as hard as that.) I also liked what he had to say about the down side of creating "sacred spaces". When we create a "sacred space" with candles, art and Anonymous 4 playing softly in the background, what are we saying about the space immediately next to our “sacred space?” Is God not fully present there as well? What makes any space "sacred"? I too was encouraged by the idea of recovering the centrality of Jesus. It is so easy to either add on or take away from the basic and core foundation of “knowing Jesus and Him crucified.”

One of the ways our community seeks to keep Jesus central is by reminding ourselves daily of Our Calling, which is simply to follow Jesus. The invitation of Jesus to be his disciples is what propels us. (It is as simple and as hard as that.)

I also liked what he had to say about the down side of creating “sacred spaces”. When we create a “sacred space” with candles, art and Anonymous 4 playing softly in the background, what are we saying about the space immediately next to our “sacred space?” Is God not fully present there as well? What makes any space “sacred”?

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