Live Missionally

According to Ed Stetzer in Planting Missional Churches, living Missionally means “actually doing mission right where you are…adopting the posture of a missionary, learning and adapting to the culture around you while remaining biblically sound. [p. 19] We need to live within and reach our culture without being absorbed by it.  We need to move our congregations to understand the world’s language, to engage our communities, and to welcome unbelievers.

 Move Back to Biblical Beliefs

 As we live missionally, we must also strengthen our hold on the core beliefs of our faith.  If we have a firm grasp on sound biblical doctrine, we can encounter different cultures without being swayed or confused by them. 

Paul understood his audience and adapted his presentation, but clung to the nonnegotiable truth of the gospel message.  Our method can change to fit the context, but our message cannot!

    * We must affirm that the God of the Bible is the creator and king of the universe.

    *We must explain that we have rebelled against God and are subject to his judgment.

    *We must proclaim that the crucified and risen Jesus offers salvation to the repentant, believing heart.

Be Authentic

 We have been doing church for a long time.  It’s time to step up and be  the church. For us, Christianity must not be about church attendance and programs alone but about a daily relationship with a just, gracious, and loving Savior.  That daily relationship with Christ transforms us from the inside out.

 “Being authentic” means that our lives reflect our beliefs