Conversations concerning the church seem to be increasing, especially when they are about her nature or essence. This growing discussion, centered on what the church is in herself and what constitutes her nature, evidences an awareness that how the church imagines herself determines most everything else about her – how she acts and reacts, spends her money, organizes her corporate life, interfaces with the wider culture, etc. So, whether the church defines herself as house, organic, emergent, or aqua does makes a difference. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘missio Dei’
Reimagining Existence
Monday, February 7th, 2011Mission Formation
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009We really do need a broader conception of mission. Mission does not necessarily mean ‘missionary’ nor must it refer solely to the missionary enterprise. Missionary is a vocational designation and the missionary enterprise is only one avenue through which we give witness. Mission is much larger than any one vocation or a particular endeavor. (more…)