Letter to the Editor: Family Member Attending a “Missional” Church

Dear Lighthouse Trails:

Yesterday several of my family were talking, and one member mentioned they were involved in “A missional church.”

I don’t know anything about this terminology “missional” but I don’t think I like it.

Your thoughts please?

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Dear _________________,

We are quite familiar with that term, and in virtually every case we have seen the term, it is associated with emerging spirituality. Here are a  couple articles we have on this. I am glad you asked.

The New Look of Christian Missions  by Roger Oakland

Missionary or Missional – The Emerging Church “On a Mission from God”  by Bob DeWaay

Conference Alert: Emergents, missionals seek to educate (?) children

BOOK REVIEW: REJESUS: A WILD MESSIAH FOR A MISSIONAL CHURCH by Larry DeBruyn