No. 3: Practices of a Missional People
Editorial
Practices of a Missional People – Editorial
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...
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Reflection on the Camino de Santiago
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...
Read moreKeynotes
Practices of a Missional People
Alan begins his keynote by affirming God’s creative engagement in our world of destructive social patterns, brokenness and oppression...
Rapid Response
Kyle Small – Rapid Response to Practices of a Missional People by Alan J Roxburgh
Articles
Wesleyan Wisdom for Mission-Shaped Discipleship
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...
Read moreMonastic Practices and the Missio Dei: Towards a Socially-Transformative Understanding of Missional Practice from the Perspective of the Northumbria Community
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...
Rapid Response
Dwight Zscheile – A Rapid Response to ‘Monastic Practices and the Missio Dei’
Practices for a Missional Church Planting Order
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...
Rapid Response
Are we post-community? Challenges to Christian faith and mission in a rapidly urbanising world
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...
Rapid Response
Alan Roxburgh – Rapid Response to ‘Are We Post-Community’ by Ash Barker
Reflections
Reflection on the Camino de Santiago
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...
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Book Reviews
Book review: The Abundant Community, Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, by John McKnight and Peter Block.
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...
Read moreBook Review: Eating Heaven: Spirituality at the Table, by Simon Holt
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...
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