Something New “Missional communities” is one of the hottest trends and buzz words in Christianity right now. They have become so popular that in a recent campus minister’s meeting I was in one pastor commented, “I’d be interested to know...

Up To Speed In my last post, we talked about missional.  It was a brief overview of what the definition of a missional community is – and what it is not.  We noted that the Abraham event, what Paul calls...

This semester I have been writing posts about the character and skills of missional community leaders.  I’ve entitled the series “Missional Leaders are…” Missional leaders are proactive. Missional leaders are hospitable. This week: Missional leaders are generous.   gen·er·ous :...

In Mark 3:14 we are given two reasons why Jesus calls disciples: “And He appointed twelve (whom He also named apostles) so that they might be with Him and He might send them out to preach.” Embedded in this verse...

Street Youth Ministry (www.StreetYouthMinistry.org) has several missional communities within the UT student body. Missional communities is a very wide topic, and I frankly don’t know everything about it… perhaps even very little. I just want to present the case that...

This semester I have been writing on the character of missional leaders.  Two weeks ago I wrote about missional leaders being Proactive. This week I will write about missional leaders being hospitable.  Consider first how it is defined. hos·pi·ta·ble :...

What if sharing our faith was simply loving people like Jesus did?  Evangelism can be an intimidating idea and often times have negative connotations. What if evangelism didn’t have to be so scary, what if it could be, dare I...

As school is back in session, now is a great time to create new friendships. In the midst of those friendships, we have the opportunity to bring our faith, love, and hope into their lives. Even in a growing city...

Christians forget a lot of people. Despite the abundance of churches in Waco, students can easily get lost and forgotten by the Christian community. As a sophomore at Baylor University, I look back on my freshman year and remember being...

Developing Missional Christians The Anglican theologian Martin Thornton, writing in the early 20th century, developed a theory of church leadership that he called “a theology of the remnant.” He believed that every church was composed of three tiers of people,...