Otium Sanctum » Missional http://otiumsanctum.com Christianity, Faith, Spirituality, Life & the Bible Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 A 7 day church! http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/16/a-7-day-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/16/a-7-day-church/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:50:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/16/a-7-day-church/
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  • Description of A Missonal Church
    • ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/12/16/a-7-day-church/feed/ 0     Michael Frost on the Missional Church http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/25/michael-frost-on-the-missional-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/25/michael-frost-on-the-missional-church/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:17:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/25/michael-frost-on-the-missional-church/
  • The Missional Church – What it is NOT!
  • What the Missional Church Looks like
  • Missional – A Change in Thinking
    • ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/25/michael-frost-on-the-missional-church/feed/ 0     Missional Communities http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/16/missional-communities/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/16/missional-communities/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:51:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/16/missional-communities/
  • The Missional Church – What it is NOT!
  • Missional – A Change in Thinking
  • What the Missional Church Looks like
    • ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/16/missional-communities/feed/ 0     Fresh Expressions of Church http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/ Society in Britain and around the world has changed dramatically in the last 30 years, especially in terms of our understanding of community and how we relate to one another. One of the responses of the “Church“ (Church of England) has been to plant new churches and create fresh expressions of church; churches that relate [...] Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/14/fresh-expressions-of-church/feed/ 2     What the Missional Church Looks like http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:16:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/ I was going to tag this article on the end of my previous posting, but having read through it again, I believe it deserves its own “slot”. So often we measure the success of a certain program or idea by the number of people who attend. Having worked in a mission organisation for many years [...] Related posts:
    1. The Missional Church – What it is NOT!
    2. Michael Frost on the Missional Church
    3. Missional – A Change in Thinking
    ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/what-the-missional-church-looks-like/feed/ 1     The Missional Church – What it is NOT! http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/the-missional-church-what-it-is-not/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/the-missional-church-what-it-is-not/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:04:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/the-missional-church-what-it-is-not/ Continuing our look at the “Missional Church”If you’ve missed the flow of discussion, take a look at my previous postings:1) A New Way of Doing Church 2) Missional – A Change in Thinking 3) Description of a Missional ChurchWhat the Missional Church is Not The missional church is not a dispenser of religious goods and services or [...] Related posts:
    1. What the Missional Church Looks like
    2. Missional – A Change in Thinking
    3. Michael Frost on the Missional Church
    ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/13/the-missional-church-what-it-is-not/feed/ 0     Description of A Missonal Church http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/12/description-of-a-missonal-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/12/description-of-a-missonal-church/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:08:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/12/description-of-a-missonal-church/ If you follow this blog you will know I have posted a couple of articles on the “Missional” church. This is not to say I completely agree with everything it says, but I am exploring what it means to “be church” in today’s context. There is so much written about how church should look, whether [...] Related posts:
    1. The Missional Church – What it is NOT!
    2. A new way of doing church?
    3. What the Missional Church Looks like
    ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/12/description-of-a-missonal-church/feed/ 0     Missional – A Change in Thinking http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/02/missional-a-change-in-thinking/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/02/missional-a-change-in-thinking/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:50:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/02/missional-a-change-in-thinking/ Being Missional – A Shift in Thinking First a necessary word of caution for those who wish to explore and understand what it means to be the missional church or people. Alan Hirsch rightly states that “the word ‘missional’ over the years has tended to become very fluid and as it was quickly co-opted by those [...] Related posts:
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    2. What the Missional Church Looks like
    3. Michael Frost on the Missional Church
    ]]>     http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/02/missional-a-change-in-thinking/feed/ 0     A new way of doing church? http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/01/a-new-way-of-doing-church/ http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/01/a-new-way-of-doing-church/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:46:00 +0000 sonelta http://otiumsanctum.com/2009/10/01/a-new-way-of-doing-church/ I have been wondering lately what church should really be about. Ask various people and you’ll get different answers, usually dependent upon an individual’s own need. However, is that what church is all about? Meeting my own need? Or is there more to it?  Why do people go to church? Why do they pick one [...] Related posts:
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    2. Description of A Missonal Church
    3. What the Missional Church Looks like
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