Growing up I was convinced that “taking the Lord’s name in vain” meant combining God’s name with one of those big water retaining structures. Taking Hebrew in seminary, Dr. Garland helped us understand we may indeed take care with our words but the crux of the injunction came in … Continue reading
Read MoreBuzzwords generally get hijacked and before you know it the word may not mean what we think it means. Missional may be just such a word. My preference is for “missio dei.” One of my good friends writes about how this descriptor fell on hard times or into “bad” … Continue reading
Read MoreAfter mowing the yard this morning I have been catching up on some reading, working on a banner for a new blog project to be announced on Monday, and grading papers for the Dynamics of Missional Community the first course offered in the new Missional Church Planting degree a … Continue reading
Read MoreSeems like Southern Baptist state newsletters, er uh, newspapers like to be the center of attention. Last week the Baptist Messenger ran a note a graphic used in a previous issue of a “Proclamation on Morality” to be a “misrepresentation.” Talk about soft retraction.
If the shimmer comes off … Continue reading
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“If We Were the GCR Task Force …” – Marty Gets It Rolling
Missional Marty officially breaks out of semi-retirement to offer some initial thoughts on what is hoped to be a constructive conversation about the latest (G)CR turn in the SBC. In one of the many vintage Duren lines from the post is this point that gets at the heart of … Continue reading
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