The church does not have a social ethic; the church is a social ethic. Stanley Hauerwas[1] “Missional Church” is like “Female Woman”.Christopher Wright[2] How might we better understand and participate in God’s mission in western culture? That is the question...

I committed to walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela on an impulse. A friend casually asked if I would be interested in walking it with him one day. Immediately, without thinking it through, I was hooked and determined to...

Alan begins his keynote by affirming God’s creative engagement in our world of destructive social patterns, brokenness and oppression...

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Rapid Response

Kyle Small – Rapid Response to Practices of a Missional People by Alan J Roxburgh

In recent years, some scholars have shifted their focus from missional ecclesiology to mission spirituality, by making authentic discipleship the starting point of missional thinking. From this perspective, it is not churches but people that participate in the mission of...

To be a missional people means to live according to the reality of the presence of the kingdom of God that is now at hand. This radical call to missional living requires us to practice intentional spiritual disciplines...

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Dwight Zscheile – A Rapid Response to ‘Monastic Practices and the Missio Dei’

What practices can sustain missional practice and spiritual vitality among church planters? Taking cues from Ignatius of Loyola this article proposes a rule of life for a church planting order...

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Mike Gehrling – Rapid Response to Practices for a Missional Church Planting Order by Christopher B. James

This article defines community as ‘a sense of belonging that is the fruit of common commitments and personal investment’ and explores the art and nature of community building for mission within the context of a rapidly fracturing, individualising and urbanising world...

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Alan Roxburgh – Rapid Response to ‘Are We Post-Community’ by Ash Barker

Ash Barker - Reply to Alan Roxburgh’s Rapid Response

I committed to walking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela on an impulse. A friend casually asked if I would be interested in walking it with him one day. Immediately, without thinking it through, I was hooked and determined to...

Written and directed by Emilio Estevez and starring his father, Martin Sheen, The Way is a well-executed road trip movie, in the tradition of the Wizard of Oz, set against the backdrop of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in...

If loving our neighbor is as related to loving our neighborhood as many in the church today believe it to be, then the 2010 book ‘The Abundant Community’ is a very important study. While you won’t find this book in...

Eating Heaven prompted me to think about where I most appreciate food and the tables that help me live life to the fullest. I love eggs and coffee as a treat to start the day. Carrot, celery, apple and ginger juice...