Monthly Archives: December 2008

I apologize for the meandering way these posts are proceeding, but I’m trying to be true to the nature of the conversation going on in evangelical circles. And as my own thinking is evolving, it would hardly make sense to … Continue reading →

Well, Nic posted some insightful words. If we were serious about equipping members to do good works, what would our classes look like? Would we be covering Acts for the 51st time? Teaching hermeneutics? Or offering classes on – local evangelization … Continue reading →

Bill Kinnon is another missional thought leader and practitioner. He joined the conversation in plain terms (which I greatly appreciate) speaking favorably about megachurch Redeemer Presbyterian in New York City – If every megachurch in the world helped to plant … Continue reading →

David Fitch is a Bible professor and leader in the missional church movement. In his blog, he explains why attractional churches fail to be missional. 1. HOW DO THE STRUCTURES OF YOUR ATTRACTIONAL CHURCH SHAPE (TRAIN) YOUR PEOPLE INTO CHRISTIAN … Continue reading →

Alan Hirsch is the author of The Shaping of Things to Come (a great book by the way) and an important thought-leader in the movement toward greater missionality. In a recent post at “Out of Ur,” a Christianity Today blog, he … Continue reading →

I can’t close this series without getting a little bit more into the theology. You see, this is what Ephesians 4 is all about. The following is the short version (the long version may be found at this post). (Eph … Continue reading →

So how do we actually lead a church to be both attractional and missional? It’s not altogether obvious, largely because few of us have ever experienced such a thing. But I have an idea or two. * I’m not sure … Continue reading →

So should be we attractional or missional? Which is better? The danger of the attractional way of doing church is that it can turn disciples into consumers. If the reason I choose church A rather than church B is its … Continue reading →

Mark Driscoll, author of several books and pastor of the Mars Hills church in Seattle, posted this fascinating account of the history of many of our Christmas traditions. It goes well with earlier posts from Patrick Mead. Enjoy, and have … Continue reading →

If you keep up with Christian leadership literature, you know that for the last few years there’s been a rivalry of sorts created between “attractional” churches and “missional” churches. The idea is that we need to get away from the … Continue reading →