I love the word missional but it still has some problems:
1. It is often dumbed down by people who confuse it with "evangelistic" or "mission-minded"
2. It has often been purged by some evangelicals of its connections to the global mission movement (read 'Ecumenical') and given a newer and more acceptable face.
3. It has sometimes been co-opted by aggressive and competitive white males to drive resources to the programs that beef up their own churches.
4. It suffers from a compulsive activism, as if God was a workaholic who constantly drives on his team and never rests from his labours.
5. It lacks an immediate connection with worship which might be the flip side and a necessary balance.
What do you think?
1 comment:
it was hard to understand the points til I read the other blog. The history was interesting.
The term itself is so broad and can be used to describe just about anything that I can see why people who originally used it are being bugged when it gets used by people that they don't like or agree with.
buzzwords are like good bands. they're great until that annoying guy down the hall starts blasting their music and wearing their t-shirts.
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