“Missional” is making the rounds in the interwebs in anticipation of a consensus. I suspect pulling a new word into meaning requires antagonists and allies. After all, “missional” still is adversarial to spell check! If missional emerges from the clutches of its varied uses to become a standardized term, what will it be in 140 [...]
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Nude Justice – Bill Kinnon Gets Naked
You must run over and read the short post at Kinnon.tv. Bill exposes readers to what is often apparently missed in the clear reading of Scripture. Jesus describes the manner in which justice is expressed in the world by those who would follow his way in Matthew 25 – it is the work of the [...]
Kinnon Goes Ultimate Fighter
Bill Kinnon addresses one of the consequences of “church celebrity culture.” In his recent post, “I Should Be Shocked,” Bill calls into question what some mean by missional and the unusual practices that occur when we get the notion wrong. At the very least, “missional” should be understood as “for people” in the name of [...]
(Not) Sponsors – The Upstream Collective
Would you like to go to Barcelona? Ed Stetzer offered a group of pastors the opportunity to join him on a “vision” trip to Western Europe. I had just finished an online course with David Fitch, “Readings in Postmodern Philosophy and Theology.” During our conversation at the end of that course, David shared his dream [...]
Engaging the World On Its Terms
I recall an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. (How about that season premiere on grief?) Meredith was “fine.” Now really she was not “fine.” But when asked how she was doing, she said, “fine.” So often did Meredith say “fine” that it no longer meant anything.
We face the danger of important words no longer meaning anything. [...]
No Objectivists – Through a Glass Dimly
My friend David Dunbar, President of Biblical Seminary, offered an article in his recent edition of his Missional Journal. I could not help but think Dave offered a way of describing the missional turn as a turn to root theology in the mission of God. Rather than use missional language to describe in new idioms [...]
Missional Thinking Meets Collaboration in Contexts
Buzzwords 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” hands somewhere along the way in [...]
Biblical Seminary Posts Missional Church Planting Degree – Options
Last week I mentioned the new degree offered at Biblical Seminary. I received the link to the program. Click through to view the diversity of the program. Full M.A., certificate, or audit. Biblical is making a way to facilitate church planting and theological education.
The Emerging (of) Ed Stetzerâ??s â??Postmodernâ? Turn
Ed loves money quotes. Thought I would put it all in the post title.
Recently Ed Stetzer spent some time in Oklahoma with a small group of Oklahoma Southern Baptists. He was here to help create a few teaching sessions for an upcoming small group emphasis, read Sunday School, at the invitation by Bob Mayfield. [...]
Stetzer on The Exchange
How do you coach pastors who clamor for time you do not have? You create a webcast and exchange phone conversations for a webcam and a chat box and call it The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. I recall reading Ed’s apologetic Tweet saying it is impossible to respond to all Tweets. Then he faced the [...]
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