Stetzer on Missional Churches and International Missions
Ed Stetzer post a good article about why some missional churches don’t do international missions. This is an interesting read.
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Living Missional
In early 2009 (Feb.) I will begin teaching on Wednesday evenings at FBCSmyrna about living missional as a follower of Christ.
What are some subjects/topics that are related to this subject you think should be included in the teaching? Maybe they are a full session or maybe a short topic or statement included in session about something else. I would love to hear your thoughts.
People who are talking, thinking, and writing in this direction:
[note to skeptics/critics - these guys challenge my thinking to live intentional in my culture so Christ can be known, we may or may not agree on everything, but they are leading the way in thinking missional]
English as a Bridge
On our recent trip to China we spent a considerable amount of time in a local bookstore on the campus of the local university. We were there to help the college students with there English access. Most Chinese begin learning English in the second grade, reading and writing. They do not speak English very well. There aren’t any native English speakers to converse with naturally. We utilized our Middle Tennessee English to help the locals converse and as a bridge to share the power of God to change lives. For many on the team this time in the bookstore was the highlight of the trip.
Ed Stetzer writes a blog post also talking about the positive effect of utilizing English teaching in the missional lifestyle.
Incredible stuff from an incredible trip. I began to wonder recently how could this be utilized in the States.