HT to John Smulo for the news of Brad Brisco, Georges Boujakly, and Paul Hill's new site/network/order "Missional Order" They say...
We live in a culture of stories and narratives—printed, sung, and projected on movie screens—but we're also continuously creating them with our lives. We're all in the act of living a story.How would you characterize your faith? Unhurried…or rushed? Renewed…or stressed? Deeply rooted…or up and down? In a day when frenetic living is the norm, Missional Order exists to encourage a healthy alternative story for the Christian life.
Picture a life formed by the rhythms of prayer, spiritual renewal, & Kingdom mission. We'd like to help you discover what it looks like.
Think of it [Missional Order] as a dispersed group of people who unite with each other to pursue three common commitments:
1) Punctuate each day with a rhythm that is sacred.
2) Exert ourselves in the continuous formation of character.
3) Participate in the missio Dei, the mission of God.As these habits are formed, our hope is that international communities will develop as like-minded people connect with each other.
While the concept of this Order is borrowed from the ancient monastic practices of daily “orders” or “rules,” our vision is for a worldwide community that fosters loving involvement in the world. Pursuit of the common commitments will help us to serve and engage our communities with the gospel while retaining a distinctly Christian flavor in our lives.
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Thanks for the link Mark
I am really inspired by this kind of stuff but frequently feel that to walk this path is a lonely uphill struggle and many times I am tempted to walk away and move back into a nice comfortable middle class life.
I think this path was meant to be worked out in face to face community - I am not sure how a dispersed community can work but I am interested and will visit the site
all the best
Rodney
Posted by: rodney neill | 26/09/2008 at 09:38
Mark, thanks for the link.
Rodney, I agree that "this path was meant to be worked out in a face to face community." Our hope is two-fold, first that people might hook up with the Missional Order site as a small group or house church that is already meeting, or maybe a new group would be formed around the commitments. Second, while a face to face is ideal, we hope that this might be an option for those who do not have that opportunity for what ever reason. I thought it was worth trying, but time will tell. Thanks for checking it out! Blessings
Posted by: Brad Brisco | 26/09/2008 at 15:44