August 19, 2013 | 4 Comments

It was about a year ago that IVP released Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World. Upon the anniversary of its release, I thought I would give some reflections on what has happened this … Continue reading →
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May 24, 2012 | 2 Comments
I’m working on my final edits of Creating a Missional Culture: Equipping the Church for the Sake of the World, which are due today. For some exciting reasons, InterVarsity Press has moved up the release date to August 20th, 2012 … Continue reading →
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March 20, 2012 | 11 Comments

As one who has just written a book entitled, Creating a Missional Culture, I think it is important for us to understand an overview of the history of what is called the “Missional Church.” And Craig Van Gelder in his … Continue reading →
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Tagged Church Dogmatics, Craig Van Gelder, Creating a Missional Culture, Darrell Guder, David Bosch, JR Woodward, Jürgen Moltmann, Karl Barth, Kingdom of God, Lesslie Newbigin, Missio Dei, Missional church, Missional Church in Perspective, N.T. Wright, Third Quest, Trinitarian Missiology
October 24, 2009 | Leave a comment
Today, right now as I write, [Saturday, October 24th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time] you can watch Darrel Guder Princeton professor and author of many books including Missional Church: A Vision for the sending of the church in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andy Crouch, Culture Making, Darrell Guder, Ecclesia Network, Missional church
February 25, 2009 | 11 Comments
During the next couple of weeks there are some great events happening from coast to coast. In my last entry I shared about the ArtCyle that is happening in East Hollywood this coming Saturday. Today I had a few other … Continue reading →
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Tagged Artcycle, City of Angels Film Festival, Darrell Guder, East Hollywood, Ecclesia Network, Eddie Gibbs, Hollywood, Hollywood Adventist Church, Jon Tyson, kairos hollywood, Mike Breen, N.T. Wright, National Conference, Peter Rollins, Ryan Bell, Sunset Blvd, Todd Hiestand
November 5, 2008 | 123 Comments

With the buzz about the missional church, and a the desire to acquaint people in the congregations I serve on the topic, I decided to write a primer on today’s missional church. A primer is designed to introduce someone to … Continue reading →
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