Missional Matters
A weekly journal focusing on understanding our call as the people of God to participate with God’s ongoing redemptive mission in the world – a people called to reveal and demonstrate God’s present and coming reign.
An archive of blogs (Volumes 1-6) on missional theology and other missional matters originally published between 2010 to 2015 on the www.imissional.org website. NOTE: Files are in process of being uploaded.
Volume 1 – 2010
No 1 – Whose Mission is it?
No 2 – Why Does the Church Exist?
No 3 – Church as Sign of the Reign of God
No 4 – Church as Instrument of the Reign of God
No 5 – Church as Foretaste of the Reign of God
No 6 – The Missionary Nature of God
No 7 – The Calling and Sending by God in Scripture
No 8 – Jesus’ Missional Awareness – Sent by God
No 9 – God’s Mission and the Cross
No 10 – God’s Mission and the Resurrection
No 11 – God’s Mission and the Ministry of the Resurrected Ones
No 12 – Visioning and the Mission of God – Part 1
No 13 Visioning and the Mission of God – Part 2 Noticing What God is doing
No 14 Visioning and the Mission of God – Part 3 What are we called to do?
No 15 Visioning and the Mission of God – Part 4 Leadership that cultivates Gods mission
No 16 Reflection on what I am reading
No 17 Being Missional in Preaching – Hearing the Voice of the Spirit
No 18 Being Missional in Preaching – Some Ways I am trying to be interactive
No 19 Further Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 20 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 21 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Memory
No 22 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Rediscovering our Missional Calling
No 23 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Stepping Out into the Neighborhood
No 24 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Developing a Missional Imagination
No 25 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Place Spirituality
No 26 Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church – Listening for the Spirit
No 27 Listening For the Spirit – part 2 (being incarnational) – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 28 Gossiping about the Gospel – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 29 Aligning Ourselves to Gods Dream – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 30 What Are We Saved For – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 31 Walking in the Rhythm of the Kingdom – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 32 Called to be Present in the World – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 33 Called to do Life Together – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 34 In Journey with the Spirit of God – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 35 The Ways of the Spirit of God – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 36 Sailing with the Spirit of God – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 37 The Ordinary Life of the Spirit of God – Continuing Reflections on Introducing the Missional Church
No 38 Who is the Main Character in Our Stories?
No 39 The Rhythms of the People of God
No 40 Rhythms of Being on the Lookout for God
No 41 Rhythms of Repentance and Bearing Fruit
No 42 Rhythms of Patience – Waiting for Healing and Restoration
No 43 Rhythms of Being – Being a Sign of God’s Presence
Volume 2 – 2011
No 1 A Missional Blessing
No 2 A Missional Spirituality
No 3 A Missional Journey
No 4 A Missional Story
No 5 In the Midst of Mission Let Us Not Forget to Love God
No 6 A Brief Note
No 7 Noticing God Already Active in Our Community
No 8 Living Theologically, Living Missionally
No 9 Living Missionally – Living the Word of God in the World
No 10 Believing and Mission – Believing in God or Believing God
No 11 Worship and Mission – Worship as the Foundation for Mission
No 12 No Place for Spectators – Church and Mission
No 13 Mundane Mission – Living Missionally from Day to Day
No 14 Embracing Mission – Living Missionally with One Another
No 15 Pastoral Mission – Living Lives Which Point to God
No 16 Missional Church – Communities of the Spirit
No 17 Missional Rhythms During the Week
No 18 Missional Awakenings – Being Aware of Gods Activity
No 19 Missional Stories – Being Aware of Gods Activity
No 20 Being a Missional People – Living as Living Stones
No 21 Being a Missional People – Living in Openness to God
No 22 Being in Mission – Engaging in Mission in Relationship with God
No 23 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus
No 24 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus Part 2
No 25 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus – Loving God with all our heart
No 26 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus – Loving God with all our soul
No 27 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus – Loving God with all our strength
No 28 Being in Mission – Living Centered in Jesus – Loving God with all our mind
No 29 Mission and Evangelism – Helping People Discover God at Work in Them
No 30 Mission and Evangelism – Being Intentional and Deliberate
No 31 Mission and Evangelism – Learning to Listen
No 32 Mission and Evangelism – Open to Seeing What God is Doing in Us
No 33 Mission and Evangelism – Living Life through Gospel Filters
No 34 Mission and Evangelism – Inviting All to be Human in Relationship with God
No 35 The Soul of God – God Includes Us in Gods Missional Purpose
No 36 The Soul of God – Deconstructing an Abstract God
No 37 The Soul of God – A Missional Credo – Living as Jesus
No 38 The Soul of God – Living and Breathing the Mission of God – A Mission that is Personal
No 39 The Soul of God – Being in Christ and Christ Being in Us
No 40 The Soul of God – Jesus, the Embodiment of Gods Mission
No 41 The Soul of God – Advent as the Incarnation of God’s Mercy
No 42 The Soul of God – God’s Grace in Broken Places
No 42b The Soul of God – Jesus – The Content of God’s Grace
No 43 The Soul of God – A Christmas Gift – Resurrection and Missional Participation