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be a gardener
whatever you do. · Missional Reflections: Do More (comment from old pete) The thought that comes to mind is the need to be ‘gardeners’ rather than ‘warriors’ So simple, so beautiful… and so challenging. This could definitely be fleshed out in many ways. Meditate on this with me.
potential problems with missional
I’ve been reading the missional posts from the synchroblog and processing through it all. At its best, missional is the life we are called by Christ to live. The underlying theologies and understandings of Jesus’ teachings are beautiful and simultaneously extremely challenging…just like the Christian life should be. Living a life of [...]
examining the model
Reclaiming the Mission :: The Weblog of David Fitch Blogger Len Hjalmarson said… “Proving to be examples to the flock..” This is the killer for me. I’ve known many busy pastors, and while they are often examples of a moral life they are not examples of a well-lived and missional life. They have [...]
missional - how do we get there?
comment: missional now - YES! how do you get there is the question, when folks are so used the saving/evangelism mode of being missional. i don’t know the answer, but i know i am very weary of thinking it is the church’s job to “save” folks. This comment was in response to my missional post earlier [...]
what is missional continued
Here are some more folks who have added their voice to the conversation. Hamomy hubby David Kent Leslie Maria Pat Loughery Hamo Dave Faulkner Peter Malcomb+ Arnau van Wyngaard
Another best of missional
Andrew Jones, as always, has some great thoughts. And because he’s just too cool for school AND came late to the synchroblog party (something to do with no internet in Aberdeen but I think he just wanted to get the last word in *wink*), he gets his very own “best of” post. Here are some [...]
some of the “best of missional”
** Click here for my contribution to the missional synchroblog. As I was reading the posts from the missional “mega synchroblog”, many many thoughts stood out to me and I thought I’d post some of the best here for my remembrance and (maybe?) your edification. i honestly do not use the word for one primary reason–the people [...]
Missional synchroblog: GO! DO!
I made a wordle for many of the words here, I think it’s neat Setting aside the argument against labels for a moment and assuming for the sake of conversation that we all use labels as a way to identify ourselves and our social groups, I’d like to attempt to tackle the question “what is missional?” I [...]