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  • http://twitter.com/michaelsw michael wallenmeyer

    JR. That is one of the best descriptions I have ever read of a Missional Community…and I have read tons of descriptions! Man, well said! You have given us some serious theological meat to chew…thanks brother!

  • http://twitter.com/michaelsw michael wallenmeyer

    JR, that was stellar. That is one of the best descriptions I have ever read of a Missional Community! Keep up the great work…

    • http://twitter.com/dreamawakener JR Woodward

      Michael,

      Thanks man. I trust it will help people to live into the vision.

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  • http://twitter.com/michaelsw michael wallenmeyer

    JR. Posted your article over at http://www.missionalinsuburbia.com. Love it man! Know you are busy, but I think it would be helpful to have you write out a brief explanation that Biblically supports this claim, “The primary question that a missional community asks is: If God’s reign were to be fully realized in my neighborhood, what would be different?”

    By the way, I agree with you, but for many of us it is such a massive paradigm change from the way we typically think about local ministry. Most of the time we think of what we do in our community as “evangelism”. You are giving a robust, kingdom description that really does give us reason to stop and rethink how we are doing church and how we are living our lives. I would just be interested in seeing how you support it from God’s Story.

    Thanks for the work you are doing brother…

    • http://twitter.com/dreamawakener JR Woodward

      Michael,

      Hey bro. Thanks again for your encouragement and thanks for the repost of the article on your blog. You are right that my schedule is tight at this time, but I tell you what, when I get the chance I will seek to blog an answer to your question on my blog site sometime in the next month. I must first finish some current writing obligations I have. Thanks again for your words of encouragement.

      • http://twitter.com/michaelsw michael wallenmeyer

        that is completely understandable, thanks!

  • Becky Mauriello

    What a beautiful explanation…Christ came full of grace and truth (Jn 1:14). Not ony are we to know Truth, and live it out…we are also to know Grace and live it out. Missional Community seems to encompass both.

    • http://twitter.com/dreamawakener JR Woodward

      Becky,

      Thank you for your encouragement. You bring a great reminder of how it is a matter of weaving truth and grace together in our approach.

  • http://twitter.com/rustypeterman Rusty Peterman

    So I’m jumping into the whole missional community conversation. Possibilities abound!

    • http://twitter.com/dreamawakener JR Woodward

      Rusty,

      That is awesome man. Glad to have you a part of the conversation and trust that it will lead to some exciting actions. Peace.

  • http://twitter.com/genuinedrift Carol Stoner

    Beautifully captures!  Thanks…..have shared widely.  May it be so.

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