More on the Meaning of Missional

Published by Rick Meigs on October 31st, 2008 in Missional.

As a follow-up to yesterdays post, My Missional Order friend Brad Sargent has posted a response at his blog, futuristguy, to Frank Viola’s “Three Questions on the Meaning of Missional.” Excellent read so be sure to do so and then leave Brad a comment on your reaction.

Brad captures much of the essence of missional. Two of my favorite lines (among many):

There will always be a dynamic tension or paradox between missional individuals and community. We cannot sustain being missional on our own, but if we are not being missional individually we cannot sustain being mission-shaped corporately.

Purveyors of missional emptiness ought to be sent to theological time-out until they have repented of their dilution of the term’s terms, meanings, and methods!

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3 Responses to “More on the Meaning of Missional”

brad
October 31st, 2008 at 11:13 am
personally, my favorite phrase that he wrote was the one about it being “very naughty behavior” to misuse the word missional … but i guess i’m prejudiced in that regard …
michael bells
November 1st, 2008 at 8:15 am
the first quote sounds very similar to something that bonhoffer said about community… i
Rick Meigs
November 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Michael: Do you have that quote. Would love to hear Bonhoffer’s take.