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Tag Archives: missional
Which came first, church or mission?
This side of heaven, missiology and ecclesiology are so intertwined, it is difficult to to determine which came first. Might it be that the sequence is irrelevant, that missiology does not serve ecclesiology and ecclesiology does not serve missiology? I … Continue reading
Posted in in the world
Tagged discipleship, ecclesiology, identity of the church, missional
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Ecclesiology Wrap: August 29 to September 4
Exercising Authority without Exercising Authority: Alan Knox ponders Jesus teaching that his disciples “not exercise authority over one another” and asks, “How can we exercise authority without exercising authority? In other words, how can elders exercise authority over other followers … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, committees, fresh expressions, heresy, leadership, lectionary, Links, missional, red letter bible, sermon, wendell berry
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Is there a place for doctrinal clustering?
There has been some discussion of late concerning doctrinal taxonomies and the divisions that can occur (and have occurred) as a result. Much of the discussion has centered on whether or not it is biblical to separate over doctrinal disagreements. … Continue reading
Posted in who are we?
Tagged city church, denominationalism, division, ecumenism, mission, missional, second-order doctrines, theological triage, unity
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Reflection on “Moving Back into the Neighborhood”
This reflection uses “Moving Back into the Neighborhood” by Alan Roxburgh as a catalyst for pondering embodiment in the neighborhood. In this short article, Roxburgh reflects on the August, 2009, “Moving Back into the Neighborhood” conference in San Diego, CA, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Roxburgh, missional, network of neighborhoods, ordinary life, spiritual gifts
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