Theophilus Monk’s Christian Internet Ministry

Online Christianity Today has an interesting article about missio Dei in the suburbs, My intentions were good, and Bosch and Newbigin still sound as good as ever. But how does this gospel become comprehensible for those lost in the suburbs? Can this incredible vision of God’s work meet those of us who are poor on time, devoid of deep human connection, and with little energy left after 6 P.M. to tend to the mission of God? …In post-Christendom settings in which people have no language to comprehend the gospel, an evangelistic tool can make the gospel seem like another lofty idea for achieving a better life. The gospel therefore should not be separated from real lives engaged in living the mission. It is the community that translates the mission of God, through tiny acts of loving one another and the world around us. The community becomes a necessary part of “the bridge.” … the gospel should not be minimized to fit the suburbs’ maddening pace. Yet loving our neighbors will mean a constant journey back and forth between big and small: from the bigness of God’s work to translating it for our neighbors to bringing them back into this grand mission all over again. Call it missional commuting: a daily journey between worlds. Fortunately, unlike so many single-driver car trips, it’s a journey our whole church—this unlikely family that’s being grafted into God’s mission—can take together. If you want all the cheese then follow this link for the rest of the story http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/september/7.36.html .