Alan Hirsch advocates that Missiology should shape Ecclesiology.
Christology → Missiology → Ecclesiology
Ed Stetzer advocates that Ecclesiology should precede Missiology.
Christology → Ecclesiology → Missiology
Which do you support and why?
Alan Hirsch advocates that Missiology should shape Ecclesiology.
Christology → Missiology → Ecclesiology
Ed Stetzer advocates that Ecclesiology should precede Missiology.
Christology → Ecclesiology → Missiology
Which do you support and why?
Being a “missionary” in North America is common parlance among church planters and missional advocates, and though center of gravity of global Christianity has certainly shifted to the South and East, I don’t think that puts the West on an even mission field with many non-Western places. To be sure, we should all redemptively engage peoples and cultures with Pauline missionary passion, but more than passion is at play in planting missional churches.
In order to effectively mobilize and strategize for the global glory of God, it seems that the missional movement needs to hold missio Dei in one hand and missio ad Gentes in the other.
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I am posting some notes and reflections from the Total Church conference here.
Ed Stetzer lists at least 10 Elements to Christian Movements:
Read the whole post here.