Missional: In its simplest form, the term missional is the noun “missionary” adapted into an adjective.
For example, an “adversary” is your enemy. So, someone who is “adversarial” acts like your enemy.
A church or a follower of Christ who is viewed as missional acts like a missionary. They do the things that missionaries do…
Ed Stetzer
For example, an “adversary” is your enemy. So, someone who is “adversarial” acts like your enemy.
A church or a follower of Christ who is viewed as missional acts like a missionary. They do the things that missionaries do…
Ed Stetzer
Missional living then is living like a missionary. For most 'churched' people the word missionary brings to mind places like Africa, China, or the jungles of South America. That image is true of some missionaries, but not all. The truth is that ALL believers are called to be missionaries (Matthew 28:18ff, Acts 1:8, I Peter 2:9 - to name a few). Some are called to far away jungles, but most are called to be missionaries right where they are - to their family, their friends, their neighbors, their co-workers, their city.
Most of New City's body is made up of suburbanites, some living as far away as 25 minutes. Being missional for the vast majority of our body will likely mean living as missionaries in their existing suburban context. HOWEVER, as a church planted In the City For the City, there is no doubt in my mind that God is calling many of you to invest as missionaries in the city. Just as a missionary to China almost certainly LIVES in China, or a missionary to the jungles of South America moves to the jungles of South America, this means that many of you are being called to move to your mission field and live as missionaries among perhaps a different people, or culture. Quite simply - God is urging and will urge our people to be the incarnational gospel of Jesus Christ IN our city.
The Saturnas have moved to a loft in the city to be the gospel downtown. The McConnells just closed on a downtown home and will soon be living in their city. The Hinsons have made an offer on a downtown home and are looking to soon be in the heart of the city. We are hoping that our home will soon sell so that we can join these and others in living missionally in our city.
New City is here to see the Gospel transform everything in our reach - ourselves, our church, our city and the world.
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