Comments on: Missional as the Defragmentation of Missions http://subversiveinfluence.com/2007/09/missional-as-the-defragmentation-of-missions/ Live your faith. Share your life. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:27:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: On Being A Missional Church | Said At Southern Seminary http://subversiveinfluence.com/2007/09/missional-as-the-defragmentation-of-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-376015 On Being A Missional Church | Said At Southern Seminary Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:13:39 +0000 http://www.subversiveinfluence.com/wordpress/?p=1392#comment-376015 [...] Missional as the Defragmentation of Missions by Brother Maynard [...] [...] Missional as the Defragmentation of Missions by Brother Maynard [...]

]]> By: Dave DeVries http://subversiveinfluence.com/2007/09/missional-as-the-defragmentation-of-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-375968 Dave DeVries Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:09:47 +0000 http://www.subversiveinfluence.com/wordpress/?p=1392#comment-375968 Good post!!! The term "missional" can only be understood as relating to the mission of God. As Tim Dearborn has stated, "God's church falters from exhaustion because Christians erroneously think that God has given them a mission to perform in the world, Rather, the God of mission has given his church to the world. It is not the church of God that has a mission in the world, but the God of mission who has a church in the world. The church's involvement in mission is its privileged participation in the actions of the triune God." (Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, A Heart for Mission) One more thing: It is important to remember to use the word "missional" as an adjective and not as a noun. It can be used to describe activities, practices, behaviors, leaders, churches, movements, etc. Missionary is a noun; missional is an adjective. Using the term as a noun does not make sense. Good post!!!

The term “missional” can only be understood as relating to the mission of God. As Tim Dearborn has stated, “God’s church falters from exhaustion because Christians erroneously think that God has given them a mission to perform in the world, Rather, the God of mission has given his church to the world. It is not the church of God that has a mission in the world, but the God of mission who has a church in the world. The church’s involvement in mission is its privileged participation in the actions of the triune God.” (Beyond Duty: A Passion for Christ, A Heart for Mission)

One more thing: It is important to remember to use the word “missional” as an adjective and not as a noun. It can be used to describe activities, practices, behaviors, leaders, churches, movements, etc. Missionary is a noun; missional is an adjective. Using the term as a noun does not make sense.

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