http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/2008/06/commitment-to-mission/ Charting the journey of a Salvation Army Cadet Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:07:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/2008/06/commitment-to-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 Eleanor Burne-Jones Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:02:33 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/?p=543#comment-1745 I agree, I've noticed that. Where did it come from? Why? I agree, I’ve noticed that. Where did it come from?
Why?

]]> http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/2008/06/commitment-to-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 Graeme Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:01:09 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/?p=543#comment-1744 I suspect both of the reasons you list are part of the reason for the drift away from discipleship, but I also think that our insular thinking made it inevitable as well! I suspect both of the reasons you list are part of the reason for the drift away from discipleship, but I also think that our insular thinking made it inevitable as well!

]]> http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/2008/06/commitment-to-mission/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Eleanor Burne-Jones Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:48:37 +0000 http://www.pilgrimsoldier.net/?p=543#comment-1620 How sad that the spirit of the second embedded so uncertainly in the reality of church culture in the army. I wonder why? The cultural gravitational field of Christendom? Or an inevitable decline in energy level that follows the birth of any movement? It shows he totally understood already what people are arguing for now as they navigate the meltdown church decline in the UK. It makes sense to search hard for to define that missional 'DNA' code without which we founder. The trouble is the shifts between being out in where God is moving in the neighbourood and being wrapped up in 'church' are actually quite subtle. It can come down to a lack of conversations, to the language we use, to the unspoken assumptions, to the agendas of meetings, to the way we evaluate what churches and ministries do, and to the way we look at resources, human, material and financial. How sad that the spirit of the second embedded so uncertainly in the reality of church culture in the army. I wonder why? The cultural gravitational field of Christendom? Or an inevitable decline in energy level that follows the birth of any movement?
It shows he totally understood already what people are arguing for now as they navigate the meltdown church decline in the UK. It makes sense to search hard for to define that missional ‘DNA’ code without which we founder. The trouble is the shifts between being out in where God is moving in the neighbourood and being wrapped up in ‘church’ are actually quite subtle. It can come down to a lack of conversations, to the language we use, to the unspoken assumptions, to the agendas of meetings, to the way we evaluate what churches and ministries do, and to the way we look at resources, human, material and financial.

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