Eckhard Schnabel has helped clear the missional fog for me. He’s done an outstanding job of unpacking the mission of Jesus and the early church. Followed up by another volume on Paul the Missionary. Here’s how he defines mission from a thoroughly biblical framework. The term “mission” or “missions,” refers to the activity of a [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
What does a missional missionary do?
5 June, 2010 – 2:31 AM
Paul established the Church in four provinces of the Empire, Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia and Asia. Before AD 47 there were no churches in these provinces; in AD 57 St. Paul could speak as if his work there was done, and could plan extensive tours into the far west without anxiety lest the churches which he [...]
Missional angst
3 June, 2010 – 9:44 AM
In 1997, Scott Adams the creator of the Dilbert cartoons, masqueraded as a management consultant to Logitech executives. He convinced the executives of the Logitech company to replace their existing mission statement with this one: to scout profitable growth opportunities in relationships, both internally and externally, in emerging, mission-inclusive markets, and explore new paradigms and [...]
What’s in a name?
3 June, 2010 – 12:58 AM
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. Romeo and Juliet “Missional” has now replaced “emerging” as THE word to use to describe your ministry, book, or conference. Search for the keyword “missional” on Amazon and you’ll find 393 books. Search for the word “Missional” [...]
