Tim Bednar reminds us that church is essentially a “missional community.”
A missional church seeks to incorporate its members into being part of a larger purpose, encouraging them as subversives, giving them tools to engage their culture, teaching them how to bridge and interact with culture, setting a biblical agenda for holy living, fostering spiritual formation, developing spiritual giftedness, encourage social action, and serving in community… It invites outsiders to a journey within a Christian community.
He also reminds us that this kind of community “engages the outside world using relationships, rather than business tools (i.e. marketing, advertising, and entertainment).”
Good stuff. Read the entire article here.