Everything we do as Christian communities relates in some way to God’s calling and sending of the church to participate in God’s mission. If we once thought of the church as the sending agency – and missionaries were the people who the church sent – we now are thinking very differently.
As we read Scripture afresh in a North American context that is itself mission territory, we realize that God is a calling and sending God, and the church is the called and sent people. What is God calling and sending the church -- and your church in particular -- to be and do? Read more>> |
During 2011 we have been exploring what it means for the church to be involved in God's Quiet Revolution. Such participation calls Christian communities to live simple lives of love, forgiveness, and unity. Bringing this discussion to a close and saying thanks to Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove not only for his insightful writings but also for his dynamic witness (he actually practices what he preaches), we look at the distinctive character of new monastic communities.