Missional: A Way of Corresponding to The Way
by Dale on Jan.19, 2010, under Church
Missional thinking moves the planning process out of the realm of asking “what we going to do next?” to asking “what are we really trying to accomplish?” Too often we do something because it’s what’s been done before and we are more confident that we know how. It may not be what is needed, but at least we have a high potential for “success,” even if that success has no particular definition beyond “we did something.” However, if we start with the desired results, clarify the veracity of those results in the larger framework of God’s kingdom, work backwards to a viable process which bears fidelity to Christian ethics in achieving the stated results, then we have a much more likely chance of doing what we are called by Christ to do.
January 20th, 2010 on 10:17 pm
Wow, ya got me… im going into the members area now !
January 22nd, 2010 on 8:22 am
YES! “Members” are ministers, not spectators or consumers of church sponsored performances, classes or even ministries (except in the context of the church ‘loving one another’). Too often, so called “members” show up with a unregenerate “what’s in it for me?” or “what can I get out of this?” attitude which is simply unholy.