Comments on: Beginning a Missional Conversation http://www.elklakebaptist.ca/missional/beginning-a-missional-conversation/ The Church By The Lake, Victoria, BC, Canada! - Sunday Service 11am Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:42:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://www.elklakebaptist.ca/missional/beginning-a-missional-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ryan Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:42:35 +0000 http://www.elklakebaptist.ca/?p=173#comment-12 I agree that the word "missional" is just a fad but the concepts behind the word date back to Jesus. It suggests that we embrace the full mission of Jesus. It reminds us that Jesus came to do more than just make new disciples. (Sometimes the evangelical church is guilty of reducing christianity to evangelism). In truth Jesus ministry included making disciples, giving sight to the blind, feeding the hungry, freeing the oppressed and so much more. These things are the mission of Jesus and hence they are also our mission. I agree that the word “missional” is just a fad but the concepts behind the word date back to Jesus. It suggests that we embrace the full mission of Jesus. It reminds us that Jesus came to do more than just make new disciples. (Sometimes the evangelical church is guilty of reducing christianity to evangelism). In truth Jesus ministry included making disciples, giving sight to the blind, feeding the hungry, freeing the oppressed and so much more. These things are the mission of Jesus and hence they are also our mission.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.elklakebaptist.ca/missional/beginning-a-missional-conversation/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jeff Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:00:13 +0000 http://www.elklakebaptist.ca/?p=173#comment-10 My initial reaction is to the Idea: Our mission is to participate in God’s mission, is intellectually, yes, as followers of Jesus that is most certainly our mission, otherwise what ARE we participating in, or whose mission are we participating in. Secondly, I find a level of heart ache when I see that much of my life is not about God's mission. Even the word mission I feel would be hard pressed to describe many of the activities in my life. Mission, is a strong word that bespeaks determination, long standing effort in the same direction, planning, action, a daring undertaking. Think Mission to space, that's a LOT of effort time and money balled up into that Mission. I can't even fathom the efforts and resources that go into planning and executing a redemption plan. And so it seems like a wake up call. How are my day to day activities allowing me to participate in God's mission? Answering that question every day would probably be pretty helpful, in keeping me focused on participating in the mission of God. My initial reaction is to the Idea: Our mission is to participate in God’s mission, is intellectually, yes, as followers of Jesus that is most certainly our mission, otherwise what ARE we participating in, or whose mission are we participating in.

Secondly, I find a level of heart ache when I see that much of my life is not about God’s mission. Even the word mission I feel would be hard pressed to describe many of the activities in my life. Mission, is a strong word that bespeaks determination, long standing effort in the same direction, planning, action, a daring undertaking. Think Mission to space, that’s a LOT of effort time and money balled up into that Mission. I can’t even fathom the efforts and resources that go into planning and executing a redemption plan. And so it seems like a wake up call. How are my day to day activities allowing me to participate in God’s mission? Answering that question every day would probably be pretty helpful, in keeping me focused on participating in the mission of God.

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