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Encouraging Missional Churches

Encouraging Missional Churches. Introductions Name, Presbytery, familiar with “missional church?” “Missional Church” briefly defined Review the background of “missional church” Missional Church stories from presbyteries Initiatives for your presbytery and church. Missional Church.

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Encouraging Missional Churches

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  1. Encouraging Missional Churches • Introductions • Name, Presbytery, familiar with “missional church?” • “Missional Church” briefly defined • Review the background of “missional church” • Missional Church stories from presbyteries • Initiatives for your presbytery and church

  2. Missional Church • Missio Dei – it is God’s mission • God is a missionary God • The Bible is a missionary document • God’s people are a sent (missio) people • The local church is not a chapel • The local church is not a dispenser of religious goods and services • The local church lives in a time of disestablishment (post-Christendom)

  3. Everyone wants to be missional • Where did it all begin? • With Jesus!! • International Missionary Council • Willingen, Germany, 1952 • Lesslie Newbigin

  4. Lesslie Newbigin

  5. Everyone wants to be missional • Where did it all begin? • With Jesus!! • International Missionary Council • Willingen, Germany, 1952 • Lesslie Newbigin • David Bosch

  6. David Bosch

  7. Everyone wants to be missional • Where did it all begin? • With Jesus!! • International Missionary Council • Willingen, Germany, 1952 • Lesslie Newbigin • David Bosch • Gospel and Our Culture Network

  8. Missional Church in North America Darrell Guder

  9. Missional Church in North AmericaThe Gospel and Our Culture Network George Hunsberger

  10. Missional Church stories from the presbyteries • Missional Presbyteries (2000 – 2005)

  11. Missional Church stories from the presbyteries • Missional Presbyteries (2000 – 2005) • Stan Ott – Acts 16:5 Initiative www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com • called by God • formed by the Spirit • sent by Christ into the world to join the risen Christ in what Christ is already doing

  12. Missional Church stories from the presbyteries • Missional Presbyteries (2000 – 2005) • Stan Ott – Acts 16:5 Initiative www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com • Church Innovations www.churchinnovations.org • Partnership for the Missional Church

  13. Church InnovationsPartnership for the Missional Church

  14. Partnership for the Missional Church • Dwelling in the Word • Spiritual Disciplines • Careful listening and learning • About your church • About your community • Trying some missional experiments • Reflecting on your experience • Learning with other churches

  15. Partnership for theMissional Church Learning and Growing Phase 3 - Visioning for Embodiment Phase 2 - Experimenting Phase 1 - Discovering Preparation, finding leaders Sharing & Mentoring

  16. Missional Church stories from the presbyteries • Missional Presbyteries (2000 – 2005) • Stan Ott – Acts 16:5 Initiative www.vitalchurchesinstitute.com • Church Innovations www.churchinnovations.org • Partnership for the Missional Church • Other resources: • Center for Parish Development www.missionalchurch.org • Allelon www.allelon.com • Presbyterian Global Fellowship www.presbyterianglobalfellowship.org • others

  17. What can you do? • Find partners

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