Comments on: Toward a Great Commission Resurgence: Convergent Evangelism, Part One http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/04/08/toward-a-great-commission-resurgence-convergent-evangelism-part-one/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:32:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/04/08/toward-a-great-commission-resurgence-convergent-evangelism-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Eric Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:28:57 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/04/08/toward-a-great-commission-resurgence-convergent-evangelism-part-one/#comment-48 The idea of being missional seems very new within the framework of Christian speech (even my spell-check doesn't recognize it). While I am presently working overseas with a well known "cooperative entity", I only recently began grappling with this idea of the local church being missional. I am reading Christopher Wright's, The Mission of God, right now and have been challenged greatly by a few truths that he brings to light. 1) God has always been a missional God (even in the OT), therefore we are to be a missional people. 2) The Bible itself is a result of the missional nature of God. 3) The full scope of the mission of God as lived out by the people of God must include not only the message of freedom from the guilt of personal sin, but also the prophetic message against social injustices and inequalities. I look forward to reading part two of your article as well as picking up your book when I get back to the states again. The idea of being missional seems very new within the framework of Christian speech (even my spell-check doesn’t recognize it). While I am presently working overseas with a well known “cooperative entity”, I only recently began grappling with this idea of the local church being missional. I am reading Christopher Wright’s, The Mission of God, right now and have been challenged greatly by a few truths that he brings to light. 1) God has always been a missional God (even in the OT), therefore we are to be a missional people. 2) The Bible itself is a result of the missional nature of God. 3) The full scope of the mission of God as lived out by the people of God must include not only the message of freedom from the guilt of personal sin, but also the prophetic message against social injustices and inequalities. I look forward to reading part two of your article as well as picking up your book when I get back to the states again.

]]> By: Nathan Finn http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/04/08/toward-a-great-commission-resurgence-convergent-evangelism-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Nathan Finn Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:48:52 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/04/08/toward-a-great-commission-resurgence-convergent-evangelism-part-one/#comment-47 Alvin, This is a good word. Could you recommend some pastoral role models who you (and Mark) think are leading their churches to embody this type of balance? Who do you think is, by God's grace, "getting the job done"? Thanks. NAF Alvin,

This is a good word. Could you recommend some pastoral role models who you (and Mark) think are leading their churches to embody this type of balance? Who do you think is, by God’s grace, “getting the job done”? Thanks.

NAF

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