I recently attended a local Acts 29 workshop for Pastors and church planters. The guest speaker was a guy by the name of Jonathon Dodson. He was a very intelligent dude in his 30's, who brought a huge amount of info to the thirty men sitting. I was able to take some notes and have decided to post his outline while I await the MP3.

The premise (for those in attendance) was to "deconstruct' the way we think and/or do church.

I. Missional Church
What is it?
-Not a church with a mission
All churches have a mission i.e. doctrine, social

A missional church is a church AS a mission, not a church WITH a mission.
So then we must make a conceptual shift between old church and missional church

Vocation
Church WITH a Mission
•what you do
•extraordinary (elitist)
•project forums - event driven

Natural
Church As a mission
•who you are
•optional • essential core
ordinary people
people focus (disciple)


Three things need to happen for shift
•correctional (head)
•practical reorient life back into mission
•effectual
This is not a dichotomy!

Missio dei means the God sender. Mission is an attribute of God, and is not something God does! We must have a better understanding of theology proper. If you want to have a church you must start right now!

Three ways not to be missional

•event driven (consumeristic)
•evangelism driven (soul winning at expense of social renewal)
This has also become answer driven; right spiritual answer, ticket to glory. The right answer does not mean salvation; believing right fact, brings no discernable evidence
• social driven


Missiology syncretized

Syncretistic missiology
•institutional church- forced
•intuitive missional church - natural

Gives example of "gospel conversion" using Colossians 1:3 as proof text.
•Christ
•church
•mission

When planting, you actually don't launch a church, you really launch a service, because doing church as a mission means you are the church already doing the church work in the context of your own life.
You cannot be missional inviting people to hear a sermon 1.5 hrs per week

Quote- 'You are saved into full time ministry, not to go into ministry" Jonathon Dodson

(At this point he gives an example of communal commands. Not necessary to publish this ex.)


Session II.

institutional
pulpit- (all you know)
adopts programs of mission

intuitive missional not rely on teaching preaching alone
repent of old stuff
create a culture of prayer
discern missional leadership patterns bible


Finally, ends session talking about ways to be intuitive in your descriptions of sin and the need for repentance as it relates to our post mod culture.

Quote- ''biblical exegesis is like underwear, it holds everything up"

'' people will complain because their idols are being removed"
(on implementing Missional concept in your church)

I asked who his mentors were? He responds by asking, dead or alive? I say, both.
•John Piper
•Tim Chester
•Abraham Kiper

Recommended Books
•You can change by Tim Chester
•Future of faith by Harvey Hex
•Praying life by Paul Miller