Worship and Mission in Emergent Churches
September 8, 2009
Andrew Wooding has a post up suggesting that “worship-shaped churches” tend to be bad at mission.¬† His description of “worship-shaped” pretty much nails Transmission on the head, and his analysis and critique seem pretty damning.
We’ve talked about mission a fair amount about during our planning meetings and retreats, but we have yet to produce an engaging, long-term missional focus.¬† This is something I hope we can talk about with Radical Living next Thursday, since they live and breathe mission the way we live and breathe worship.
What are your thoughts?
2 Responses to “Worship and Mission in Emergent Churches”
I would have to agree with David Muir’s point. It seems pretty obvious that when a group of people comes together because of their shared desire to do one thing, experience church community in a certain kind of way, it isn’t natural to mobilize effectively in a different direction.
That said, even though the primary reason why people come to Transmission isn’t because it’s super missional, I think we all do share a desire to engage with God’s work in the world around us. What is the next step? Endless dialogue isn’t the answer, but I look forward to discussing this together to see where our passions lie, and where we see God at work.
By Caleb on Sep 10, 2009
Hmm, I wonder what the “primary reason why” I come to Transmission is?
I think it’s because the experience of God has profoundly changed my life, and I want (and need) to live out that change with others. For me, living the life of a Christian is about being an agent of God’s transforming love in the world – part of that is community, part of it is worship, and part of it is mission.
It just happens that I only have training and experience in one of those things. Maybe the solution is to find a way to attract some Transmissioners who have a fire in their belly for organizing mission?
By Isaac on Sep 14, 2009