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Things that put our faith communities on a missional journey
So, I’ve stopped using the phrase “missional church,” as if its a destination. When you use the phrase “missional church,” the most frequent asked question is “what does one look like?” Fair enough. But the answer to that is tricky, … Continue reading
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Tagged components of capacity, missional imagination, missional practice, practices
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Leaving Room for the Spirit: Practices of Spaciousness
In my last post, I suggested that it takes spaciousness or roominess for a community of faith to discern the moving of the Spirit and gave a few examples of how that space might be collapsed. A few of you … Continue reading
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Tagged discernment, Holy Spirit, missional leadership, missional practice, missional theology, practices, sensemaking
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OK, here’s the deal. The Holy Spirit is always moving in the world, bringing it closer into line with God’s coming future. But we aren’t always discerning of the Spirit’s movement. The key to this kind of discernment is space. … Continue reading
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