Comments on: Worship and Mission in Emergent Churches http://www.transmissioning.org/2009/09/08/worship-and-mission-in-emergent-churches/ an emerging liturgical community in NYC Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Isaac http://www.transmissioning.org/2009/09/08/worship-and-mission-in-emergent-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Isaac Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:27:53 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?p=532#comment-5148 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? 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: Caleb http://www.transmissioning.org/2009/09/08/worship-and-mission-in-emergent-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-5133 Caleb Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:31:15 +0000 http://www.transmissioning.org/?p=532#comment-5133 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. 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.

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