I suspect that you want to see God at workāeven long toābut the possibility often seems quite elusive.
Missional Living
God is at work wherever the Spirit has placed us, and we are sent to remain.
We recently moved into a neighborhood where not many seem to know about our Reformed faith. How quickly should we bring this into conversations? Or do we leave it out unless asked?
I have faithfully supported a missionary all my adult life. With retirement around the corner, Iām not sure I can continue. Is there something I should do before my donations end?
What does āgoing to churchā have to do with being missional?
What is the primary role of the church in Godās mission?
I have been to places (concerts, fireworks, city streets) where a person is yelling out the gospel to the sinners walking by.
These prayers involve asking, listening, and actingāperhaps not what first comes to mind when we think of the call to pray.
What might be signs of the kingdom of God at work?
Could joining Godās mission begin with recognizing God already at work?
If God is at work in our neighborhoods, perhaps we should be too.
At just about every church leadership event, the first question attendees ask of one another is āHow big is your church?ā
When we are surveyed, we feel like a number about to be made into a statistic, and often we are.
Prayer is a foundational practice for those seeking to join the Spirit on Godās mission.
Microchurches find their purpose and identity in being Godās sent ones.
Our societyās growing understanding of the significance of community seems to resonate with Scripture and Godās desire for Godās world.
Jesus tells us to proclaim that āthe kingdom of God has come near,ā but what does that really mean?
Discipleship is not merely about endorsing a set of propositions or confessional statements.
Can you be a Christian, a Jesus follower, and not be a missionary?
āEvangelismā has often been reduced to a simple formula that āthe otherā is invited to accept and believe.
Weāre discovering that God is at work outside of our services, programs, and strategies.
In the midst of a pandemic and the greater call for social justice and equity, what might ābeing missionalā look like?
In order to become āthe personal Presence of Christ in the world by the Spirit,ā there are indeed a number of shifts that need to happen in a congregation.
Discipleship is about learning to love, follow, obey, and become more and more like Jesus.