Missional Church video
I wonder what the next trend is after "missional". Everything is missional, missional, missional, missional these days. Not that I don't appreciate the philosophical and theological thinking behind the term. In fact I use it myself and not pejoratively. But I admit to being a little dulled to the word as I read and hear it tossed about nearly constantly. As we have this constant conversation about what missional is, what it means and its imperatives — again, all very important conversations — I often reflect on the fact that we weren't have missional conversations when I was in seminary or in my first pastorate (or we were and didn't know to call it that, [certainly Corey probably was]), and we probably won't be having missional conversations ten years from now, all making me feel, "How important is this missional conversation anyways?" Still ... I'd like to plant a missional church. Any one to join me? |
posted by theultrarev at 1:37 PM
Comments on "Missional Church video"
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Anonymous said ... (4:02 PM, March 09, 2010) :
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Rick in Texas said ... (7:47 AM, March 10, 2010) :
post a commentI'm in, but only on the condition that we actually define the term as precisely as we can so that we can start deconstructing it as soon as possible.
I am blessed when I recall that, long before "missional became a buzzword, I first heard it from a guy. I thought it was kind of an odd sounding word and no one else was saying it, but I listened to him talk about it. His name is Gary and he's now the President of The Evangelical Covenant Church.
I am blessed when i hear him talk about the Covenant's history and convincingly make the case that way back when all The Covenant had was a future, they were missional.
I am blessed when I reflect on growing up in my home and realize that the essence of missional was part of my growing up, years before i ever heard the term.