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Missional Archive
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Engage the Culture, Not to Save the Culture but to Save Sinners
Posted on April 3, 2008 | 2 CommentsBoth of these short videos are helpful for those who are trying to gain a balanced, biblical view of our relationship and responsibility to the culture in which we find ourselves. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
New Word! Contentualization
Posted on March 10, 2008 | 1 Commentby JasonConcerning this whole contextualization debate, I was talking to a good friend of mine today who said that that it seems that some people are confusing contextualization with contentualization. He explained that the real issue is not how a person is contextualizing but if... -
Which Approach is Right
Posted on January 23, 2008 | 4 CommentsFacing the Current Challenges with Comprehensive Church Reformby Jason Consider this analysis of our current challenges:“The relationship of Christians to culture is the singular current crisis point for the church. Evangelicals are deeply divided over how to interact with a social order that is growing... -
Christians are Defined by Certain Attributes
Posted on January 12, 2008 | 1 Commentby Jason We have to be defined by our service and sacrifice, by lives that exude humility and grace. (unchristian, 206) We must not be bothered by the critics in our culture. But we should not be defined by our critics, as well. We should... -
unChristian
Posted on January 9, 2008 | 10 Commentsby Jason I am reading unchristian and was thinking about a statement on page 26. David Kinnaman says that Christians are primarily perceived for what they stand against. “We have become famous for what we oppose, rather than who we are for.” I agree that... -
Know Your Audience
Posted on December 11, 2007 | 14 CommentsLike a missionary.Do you live like a missionary in your “Jerusalem”?I know many conservatives balk at any talk of contextualizing the gospel. But let me ask you: do you preach out of an English translation of the Bible, does your church have a men’s ministry,... -
How’s This for a Church Covenant?!
Posted on November 29, 2007 | 1 CommentDavid Fairchild is a church planter in San Diego. His church Kaleo is a great example of a church that understands the mission of God’s people in this world. Recently he preached a sermon entitled “One Anothering” and spoke of Kaleo’s Community Covenant. It is... -
McCoy’s Mission to Suburbia
Posted on November 27, 2007 | No CommentsI want to thank Steve McCoy for this online list of resources for churches in Suburbia! I was in San Diego a few weeks ago meeting with Dick Kaufmann (from Redeemer Church NY) and 14 other church planters who are in the urban San Diego... -
The Church Should Be Counter-Culture
Posted on November 16, 2007 | No CommentsAl Mohler Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Discernment: The Gospel and Graymatters
Posted on November 16, 2007 | No CommentsMark Dever Eric Simmons Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
When God’s People Worship, Sinners are Converted
Posted on November 14, 2007 | 6 CommentsRecently I had was blessed to discuss with some brothers the evangelistic power found in a church that truly worships. In recent decades, seeker-churches had “dumbed-down” their worship services to try to appeal to the world. They even used secular songs, skits and drama, stand-up... -
Missional vs Seeker
Posted on November 12, 2007 | No CommentsGuard that which has been entrusted to us. -
It Gets Messy
Posted on November 7, 2007 | No CommentsGuard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Be Both
Posted on November 6, 2007 | 6 Comments“Evangelistic” is the adjective form of the noun “evangelist.”An “evangelistic” church preaches the gospel calling people to repentance.An “evangelistic” church exhorts the gospel and calls people to a decision.“Evangelistic” churches strive to be attract the lost that they may come, hear, and be converted. “Missional”... -
Four Questions Everybody Asks
Posted on November 2, 2007 | No CommentsListen here to a short MP3 of Voddie Baucham speaking at the Desiring God 2006 National Conference. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Theology before Methodology
Posted on October 30, 2007 | No CommentsGuard that which has been entrusted to us. -
New Methods !?!?
Posted on October 30, 2007 | 1 CommentOften I see my colleagues cringe when the talk of new methodology comes up. I think the problem arises from the fact that we are convinced that our biblical theology has a great impact upon “the way we do church.” So “new” methodology sounds like... -
Two Hands
Posted on October 29, 2007 | No CommentsGuard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Identified by Grace
Posted on October 28, 2007 | 2 CommentsThe gospel does change our identity.Gentiles felt this immediately when the “alienated from the commonwealth of Israel” came to know what it was like to be heirs and joint-heirs.The gospel breaks down all man-made barriers.The gospel destroys racism.The gospel destroys economic barriers. What happened between... -
Trendy Pastors
Posted on October 15, 2007 | 7 Commentsthe following was posted by Keith from Oklahoma on his blog (see below for Jason’s comments): The men pictured above are all pastors of “churches” (in some cases, I use the term loosely) that appeal to “seekers” or what I call “emergent” types. They have... -
Critiquing the Missional Apologetic Manifesto
Posted on October 15, 2007 | 2 Commentsby Jason Robertson I was reading the “Missional Apologetic Manifesto” this morning and a few thoughts popped into my head. My thoughts are in bold: A Missional Apologetic Manifesto 1. Missional Apologetics applies the insights of missiology, recognizing that all Jesus-followers are called to be... -
Top 10 Reasons 18 to 22 yr olds drop out of church
Posted on October 13, 2007 | No Comments[source:LIFEWAY] Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Purpose of Preaching
Posted on October 12, 2007 | 2 CommentsBy Jonathan Watson – General Editor of the Banner of Truth For C. H. Spurgeon it was an axiom that God sends preachers into the world so that sinners may be reconciled to him. Admittedly, there may be some notable exceptions to this rule (e.g.... -
Preach
Posted on October 12, 2007 | No CommentsWhen you preach, be missional and don’t miss the point. Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
What is Missional Preaching
Posted on October 12, 2007 | No CommentsAll preaching is contextualized, to some degree. Every preacher is a cultural relativist, to some degree? Do you preach from an English text? Do you ever use an illustration in your sermon? Do you use any songs in a praise service prior to your preaching,... -
How Much Consideration Should be Given to the Lost in a Worship Service
Posted on October 11, 2007 | 13 CommentsJason and Gene have a passionate discussion about “sensitivity” to seekers in a church worship service. Gene is very concerned that Tim Keller’s “evangelistic worship” is the slippery slope that leads to the same errors of the Seeker Church model. Jason disagrees with Gene. Jason... -
Should We Be an Evangelistic or Missional Church?
Posted on October 10, 2007 | 3 Commentsby Jason RobertsonTim Keller asserts that churches need to structure their church to inhabit its culture. For instance, a church in a metropolitan city needs to be prepared to communicate the gospel effectively in every ministry of the church to a generation that does not... -
Debating Tim Keller’s Evangelistic Worship Model
Posted on October 8, 2007 | 1 CommentClick here for a 30 minute MP3 debate between Jason and Genediscussing Tim Keller’s “Evangelistic Worship Model”based on Acts 2. Read this short .pdf for an understanding ofTim’s “Evangelistic Worship” Model Guard that which has been entrusted to us. -
Brister on Missional
Posted on October 8, 2007 | No CommentsTimmy Brister makes some good points concerning the “missional” issue: “There are two polarizing camps which we need to be careful to avoid. The first is the camp of liberalism. Liberalism has historically embraced a naive, postmillennial position where Christianity is subsumed in the culture... -
What does Missional mean?
Posted on October 3, 2007 | No CommentsThe term “missional” has become a popular word among Southern Baptist. It is also popular among Wesleyans, Presbyterians, Assemblies, EV Frees, and Nazarenes. Ed Stetzer, a leading SBC missiologist and graduate of Southern Seminary, realizes that the word means different things to different people. “I... -
Elements of Missional
Posted on September 21, 2007 | 1 CommentThe following five “Elements of Missional Churches” was produced by Tim Keller six years ago. What do you think of these elements? 1. Discourse in the vernacular. In ‘Christendom’ there is little difference between the language inside and outside of the church. Documents of the...