I am presently attending a gathering of 60 people from many countries. All of them are involved with International missional congregations. The term missional has become widely used among evangelicals only in the last few years. What is meant by missional? Here is one somewhat technical definition:
"A missional church engages the whole church in the whole mission of God for the whole earth through contextualised incarnational servanthood."
Let me put it in different words. Every follower of Jesus is being sent into the world, representing Jesus to serve as Jesus did. This should be the journey of every disciple, every Christian as we respond to the commission of Jesus and the needs of our world. So a missional church does not send out a few people but recognizes that the whole church is called to go into the world together, representing our Leader.
To be missional is to have a way of thinking, a set of perspectives, an orientation and a vision of being involved in extending Christ's kingdom. We pray "your kingdom come" and recognize our need to be actively involved in helping that prayer be answered.
I wish in this blog I could tell you about the groups represented here and the countries they represent. I encourage you to go online sometime soon and deepen your knowledge of what Christians are writing about the missional paradigm and how it changes churches.
"A missional church engages the whole church in the whole mission of God for the whole earth through contextualised incarnational servanthood."
Let me put it in different words. Every follower of Jesus is being sent into the world, representing Jesus to serve as Jesus did. This should be the journey of every disciple, every Christian as we respond to the commission of Jesus and the needs of our world. So a missional church does not send out a few people but recognizes that the whole church is called to go into the world together, representing our Leader.
To be missional is to have a way of thinking, a set of perspectives, an orientation and a vision of being involved in extending Christ's kingdom. We pray "your kingdom come" and recognize our need to be actively involved in helping that prayer be answered.
I wish in this blog I could tell you about the groups represented here and the countries they represent. I encourage you to go online sometime soon and deepen your knowledge of what Christians are writing about the missional paradigm and how it changes churches.
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