Monday, October 26, 2009

The Missional Church

I heard someone say not to long ago that the phrase "Missional Church" was an oxymoron. I have to agree. If the church has to think about what it's mission is, it has already missed the point. If our mission is not what Jesus was about in Luke 4:18 then our efforts are in vain-"...preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." I don't think he was only talking about these exact kinds of people. I think his vision was much bigger-one of restoration and redemption of an entire people. This must be the church's mission-to restore things (here is the important part) HERE ON EARTH as it is Heaven. To show people how God intended for creation, relationships, marriages, justice, grace, and forgiveness to work (the list could go on). The church doesn't have a mission, the mission has a church.
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  1. Dusty ChrisOctober 26, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    AMEN!!!! I do think the church has floundered in a complacent malase for a long time. Now that we are pulling out of that stupor, we are looking around a realizing the gospel slipped out of our grasp. I pray that the church gets back on track, gets back to the gospel and gets back to work.

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  2. guyOctober 29, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    What up-

    Hey, i read this and it's full of some really great ideas and fresh approaches (especially toward the end). Some of them you might not ever get away with at Mayfair, but they're all adaptable i think. Let me know what you think.

    http://oneinjesus.info/2007/05/11/richland-hills-instrumental-music-and-the-future-of-the-churches-of-christ/

    --Guy

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