I found myself in conversation with some friends the other day about Oprah Winfrey. A woman with a great deal of power and cultural influence as she continues to grow her empire. (media, print, entrepreneurial, etc.) and now a new hit television show The Big Give. We all like her as a person, and were commenting about some of the “good” things she seems to be doing, with the multitudes chanting her praises along within the church. We agreed that Oprah is definitely doing some good. Personally, I like Oprah as person, but have reservations regarding her authenticity and agenda. What is behind the person herself? Many who are naive think she is a Christian, but not so — at least in the orthodox sense. What she is promoting is a new kind of spirituality. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2DMSNUkLJo&hl=en] Here agenda and what she believes is important. We need not be confused.
Missional Exploration: Joining God in the Neighborhoods of Life
Interesting Oprah
WHAT IS MISSIONAL - A Short Answer
"Jesus told us to go into all the world and be his ambassadors, but many churches today have inadvertently changed the "go and be" command to a "come and see" appeal. We have grown attached to buildings, programs, staff and a wide variety of goods and services designed to attract and entertain people.
"Missional is a helpful term used to describe what happens when you and I replace the "come to us" invitations with a "go to them" life. A life where "the way of Jesus" informs and radically transforms our existence to one wholly focused on sacrificially living for him and others and where we adopt a missionary stance in relation to our culture. It speaks of the very nature of the Jesus follower."
---Rick Meigs http://friendofmissional.com
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