Comments on: Shifting into Missional Gear

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Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:17:48 +0000

[...] posts, and summaries of those. One of the best summaries is here. There I found the link to Kingdom Grace’s post which had a nice little hammer in there. One of Grace’s points [...]

By: grace

grace — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:13:21 +0000

Thanks Andrew.

Jeff,
Simple is good.

Brett,
Great thoughts. A change of focus must occur first.

Mark,
“walking together” kind of says it all.

By: Mark R

Mark R — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:07:19 +0000

Grace I like your thoughts – relationships, and walking together along the road are way better than clergy/laity power trips.

By: Brett Marko

Brett Marko — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:28:30 +0000

You have given me hope back. I was seeing many references to processes and defenses of word, orthopraxy and orthodoxy. It was enough to make my head swim. This message was so right on put the real focus of what it means to be missional to the real core of Christianity: our relationship with God and how we share that in relationship to everyone else around us.

Your contrasts show the subtle differences between self focus and other focus. That is what so many people just don’t get. They focus on being religious rather than being compassionate. They focus on being right rather than embracing their neighbor. They focus on where they are rather than reaching out to those along the way.

By: Jeff Greathouse

Jeff Greathouse — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:43:03 +0000

great post. i love the simplicity. there is so much there though.

i am beginning to enjoy simple. after the madness settle down, i look forward to reading everyone.

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:42:40 +0000

great three points. if they were alliterated i could sell them to baptistsermons.com

love the post and the blog!

By: grace

grace — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:54:04 +0000

Thanks everyone. I’ve been busy trying to get around and read everyone’s posts. It is great seeing so many different perspectives.

jerry,
So true. Salvation is an ongoing process.

Rick,
What a great addition to “with not for”. I wish I had thought to include it in the post. All of my points address dualism which as you pointed out is an obstacle to missional expression.

Mark,
The posts I read by the women in this synchroblog were outstanding.

By: Mark R

Mark R — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:13:03 +0000

I would like to see a lot more women participating in this event.

By: Swinging from the Vine » Blog Archive » some of the “best of missional”

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:15:36 +0000

[...] of commitment, to be with them in their journey ratherthan to simply show up for charity work. ~Kingdom Grace (*my note: I really like ALL of Grace’s [...]

By: kathyescobar

kathyescobar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:39:35 +0000

grace, beautifully said!