The TRUE Definition of Missional
Missional- The church buzz word of the last five years.It’s what we’re supposed to be. It’s what we’re supposed to do, but understanding that, well… there seems to be some “Tension-al.”
This is the way I see it. I’m a very simple guy, therefore things have  GOT TO BE simple. I never see God trying to make things hard to understand, or difficult to define. Jesus equipped a circle of “uneducated and untrained men.” He didn’t do that by making their mission hard to undertand, or define!
I think we spend way to much time debating the what something means, and not measuring the outcome of what we are doing. Really…I care far less of what your definition is, or what you’re doing, the big question is…
What are you getting DONE?
1- How many people are you seeing come to know Jesus?
2- How many people are learning what it means to follow Jesus?
3- How many people are becoming LIKE Jesus, and bringing others in?
If those (3) questions are measured and are being DONE and growing. Then guess what, it doesn’t matter what others may say about how, why and where you are doing it, it only matters that you are getting it DONE!
When you give an account before the Father don’t want to hear, “Good system”, “Well executed definition.” What we want to hear is … “Well DONE!”
That is all…
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Bill Fuller says: Artie, I love the simplicity of your comments. “Doing the will of God who sent me.” I am a CIU grad and my ministry helps pastors lead their churches to be more effective in evangelism and missions that result in fully-devoted followers of Christ. I live in NC and would love to chat with you some time. Bill Fuller http://www.facebook.com/StrategicImpact
Ben says: Great points The question that makes good leadership important moving forward is “what does a disciple look like?” “what does following mean?” and “how do we make that happen in reproducible ways?”.
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Yeah, I think the point is, all of those things must be done. But the “How?” must be asked in…Culture, Community and Context.
Brian Moll says: Depending on when Jesus asked these three questions during his lifetime, the responses may not be so fascinating. I believe in your questions, but if the questions stop at “how many” and don’t ask “how faithful am I to what God has called me to in spite of ‘how many’” then the expectations are falling too short.
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Artie, I love the simplicity of your comments. “Doing the will of God who sent me.” I am a CIU grad and my ministry helps pastors lead their churches to be more effective in evangelism and missions that result in fully-devoted followers of Christ. I live in NC and would love to chat with you some time. Bill Fuller http://www.facebook.com/StrategicImpact
Great points The question that makes good leadership important moving forward is “what does a disciple look like?” “what does following mean?” and “how do we make that happen in reproducible ways?”.
Yeah, I think the point is, all of those things must be done. But the “How?” must be asked in…Culture, Community and Context.
Depending on when Jesus asked these three questions during his lifetime, the responses may not be so fascinating. I believe in your questions, but if the questions stop at “how many” and don’t ask “how faithful am I to what God has called me to in spite of ‘how many’” then the expectations are falling too short.