Comments on: Transitioning From Traditional to Missional

By: NextReformation » missional posture

NextReformation » missional posture — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:50:17 +0000

[...] Brad Brisco’s summary of “what is missional?” is a good one, and I particularly like the five implications he closes with. I have summarized but also adapted some of this. I’ll close with some thoughts on the implications for a missional posture. [...]

By: You've been Stumbled!

You've been Stumbled! — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:19:32 +0000

[...] You've been Stumbled! [...]

By: Brad Brisco

Brad Brisco — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:45:30 +0000

Eric, I have actually been thinking about a book on this topic. I have been working on fleshing each of these elements out a bit, we’ll see what the next few weeks hold But thanks for the encouragement.

Dave, I did a little of this for the MSI seminar. I think they recorded the session. I actually hope to do a short video that will cover this topic as well.

By: Eric spivey

Eric spivey — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:33:01 +0000

Brad – Great compilation of these. Looks great. Looks like the start of the next book.

By: Tom Rees

Tom Rees — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:57:04 +0000

Brad, thanks for the article. I am 18 months into the transition to missional of a 75% retired Body of Christ. I set out to avoid the buzz words and just teach about God as a missionary God. This was the starting point for us. Their imaginations were immediatly sparked. It has been wonderful to behold the gentle transormation. They are coming to see themselves as missionaries where they live. For some it is like they have awakened from a long sleep they have been in most of their “church” lives. In an attempt to “change the score card” we now write on a little slip of paper the number of people we have been able to bless in some special way that week and place in in the offering.

The interesting thing has been I didn’t have to deconstruct their former way of doing church, but simply lead them into a new (old) way. In many ways they were so ready and serving the community in many ways before I arrived. Some of it has been simply showing them who they already are.

This has little to do with form. If you were to walk in on a Sunday morning the change might be imperceptable. The foundation for why we exist as the church is being repaired.

It is gradual. Some have embraced it more than others but I’ve found that this is truly deep in their DNA.

By: dave wainscott

dave wainscott — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:28:26 +0000

Great stuff,

Did you do a version of this for MSI? i hope to get the recording

By: Doug Balzer

Doug Balzer — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:02:08 +0000

Excellent article Brad – you have brought together the conversations into well formulated synopsis. Thank you.

By: JR Rozko

JR Rozko — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:42:38 +0000

Great post and thoughts here Brad. I took up this topic last January and I point to my post to augment what you have said as well as to highlight some helpful conversation in the comment section. http://j.mp/ciVTkY

By: Andrew Hamilton

Andrew Hamilton — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:21:17 +0000

great article Brad

By: Quinns Community Baptist Church » Moving Forwards

Quinns Community Baptist Church » Moving Forwards — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:16:59 +0000

[...] a great article from Brad Brisco on how churches can move forwards in the missional journey. Some very useful stuff in there for [...]