Authenticity has become a buzz word within and without Christian culture. It might be due to its rarity these days. The dictionary defines authenticity as “ the genuineness or truth of something.” I would be among those who desire a life reflecting this quality of character, but too often I desire doesn’t always match my...
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Missional Exploration: Joining God in the Neighborhoods of Life
Authenticity
Engaging with People of Other Faiths
I would categorize the following quote as phenomenally refreshing describing an experience of incarnationally engaging with others different than ourselves — and so TRUE! When I am engaging with people of other faiths, I find myself unable to commit to their conclusions or agree with their assessments. Yet at the same time I come...
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Attended Yearly Tribal Gathering
Last week I attended my yearly tribal (denominational) gathering. It culminated Thursday evening with the “reading of assignments” a wonderfully imbedded tradition where pastors and leaders are formally assigned or reassigned to their places of ministry here in the Pacific Northwest and around the world. The gathering was distinctly different from previous years...
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A Prayer for Peace Among the Nations
O Almighty God, the Father of all humanity, turn, we pray, the hearts of all peoples and their rulers, that by the power of your Holy Spirit peace may be established among the nations on the foundation of justice, righteousness and truth; through him who was lifted up on the cross to draw all...
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Transitioning to a Family-Oriented Church Model
One of the books I am currently reading is When the Church Was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community by Joseph H. Hellerman. This is one of those books that holds the potential of being life transforming, so I will be posting a book review in the near future. I’m sharing...
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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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