Name: The Road to Missional
Price: 16.34 GBP
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Author: Michael Frost
ISBN: 9780801014079

It has recently become acceptable, and even fashionable, to refer to one's church as "missional." But many churches misunderstand the concept, thinking of "going missional" as simply being a necessary add-on to church-as-usual. This domestication of what is actually a very bold paradigm shift makes missional nothing more than one more trick to see church growth. With a light hand and a pastoral spirit, Michael Frost points out how church practitioners are not quite there yet. He re-establishes the ground rules, redefines the terms accurately, and insists that the true prophetic essence of "being missional" comes through undiluted. This clear corrective will take ministry leaders from "not missional yet" to well on their way.

The Road to Missional and Surprise the World

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The word missional has been around for a while and everyone assumes they know what you’re talking about even if you’re talking about very different things. This is why Andrew Wilson can write about the Missional Muddle. (See link) It’s an issue that is not lost on one of the architects of all things missional and the author of The Road to Missional: Journey to the Center of the church, Michael Frost. There is so much here that I agreed with and loved; I loved the focus on Jesus; the focus on genuine community, peace and reconciliation, sharp questions that help you become aware of who your neighbour is, an emphasis on discipleship, an everything agenda that sees value in the life and work of everybody and not just church workers. I found myself agreeing and wanting to be increasingly ‘missional’. Having said all that, there are a few observations where this vision of church is missing a few important things. There was little mention of the role and place of the Holy Spirit in the life of the disciple or in the life of the church, so read The Spirit-Filled Church by Terry Virgo alongside this.

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