May 4, 2009
Simple Missional Living
All those talks about being Missional, yet have no idea where to start? Jonathan Dodson encourages you to consider these:
- Eat with Non-Christians
- Walk, Don’t Drive
- Be a Regular
- Hobby with Non-Christians
- Talk to Your Co-workers.
- Volunteer with Non-Profits.
- Participate in City Events
- Serve Your Neighbors.
Read them in more details here.
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7 Comments
Vincent
I am thinking of these in the past few days…This is a good way to start our path to imitate Jesus.
In reality, we need to have different ingredients to act out these things…
It is easy to talk to our non-Christian friend, but how can we witness Him in a friendly way, but still stand firm for our “principal”. (Plus not hard selling.)
There are tones of volunteer jobs out there, but are we giving ourselves too much excuses for choosing the “right” one and may be still struggling in the planning process.
I think to live in a Simple Missional Live is the essential for every reborn Christian, because this is why we had been called for. Haha…I am glad that these suggestion didn’t include any Church ministries.
May 7th, 2009
edmund
Most church ministries function as 1) helping those who are already Christians, and 2) helping those who are not. For 2), our mentality has been organizing events and programs for those to “join in”. This kind of “join-us” objective is, at best, just part of the story. If there is any significant in Jesus’ commissioning found in the gospels, it is the fact that we are called to “get out” (or go out) and “join them” instead. The apostles are the “sent out ones”.
We are called, gathered, in order to get out.
See the next post “from church-starters to movement starters”. It is talking about exactly that.
May 7th, 2009
Vincent
Out from nowhere…my tone sounds like a whiner…haha…
Too subjective on some topics…should think twice before I made any commend…my bad!
May 7th, 2009
Anson
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church
by Alan Hirsch
http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Ways-Reactivating-Missional-Church/dp/1587431645
Ever heard of this book? It is recommended by my teacher on mission-oriented church.
Jun 1st, 2009
edmund
Um…. since when are you telepathic? I was looking at some recommendations on this book just this morning….
Jun 1st, 2009
Anson
And I’m writing you this comment in class when my professor had the slide on quoting something from this book.
I’m surely not telepathic. I guess it’s just the Holy Spirit working in mysterious ways =)
Jun 1st, 2009
Anson
Btw, my professor Krish Kandiah interviewed Alan Hirsch in this podcast. Check it out:
http://www.facingthechallenge.org/2009MaySlipstream.php
Here’s also a short piece written by him:
http://www.facingthechallenge.org/forgottenways.php
Jun 2nd, 2009
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