Missio Dei Communities

Myth #1:  You go to Hell is you aren’t in a Missional Community.  Yes, we are all about living life in Missional Communities.  Yes, we believe the primary organizing principle of our church is gospel communities on mission.  But, that does not mean that you are in trouble if you are not in one.  Missional Community is not a program to sign up for.  Missional Community is a way of life that we want people to live.  We want people to be living out the gospel identities and rhythms in community in the context of mission.  That is what we are going to celebrate.  That is what we are going to push everyone towards.  Are you moving in a trajectory that will allow you to faithfully live out the identities the gospel gives you?

Myth #2:  You can’t talk to people in different MC’s.  Seriously? Plato called and wants his dualism back.

Myth #3:  “Missional” is opposed to evangelism. We do good things like feed homeless, recycling, and caring for orphans INSTEAD OF speaking the gospel to people.  Apparently, many people in Evangelicalism today think that being missional means we don’t talk about Jesus and sin and heaven and hell, but you just do good things to bring the kingdom.  That’s not the missio dei of Scripture.  And that’s not the Missio Dei we want to be.  We are about declaring AND demonstrating the gospel in all of life.

Myth #4:  You become a pastor by going to seminary and attaining professional status.  You become a pastor by… pastoring.  I can honestly say that while we currently have no one in seminary or bible college, we have a number of guys who are pastoring.  They are doing the work of a faithful shepherd in their missional communities and with the Missio Family at large.  I am praying for the day when I have to ask one of these guys to consider stepping away from their job and taking a pay cut so that they can have more time freed up to equip our growing community to live the mission of the gospel. 

Myth #5:  You can only learn from people who are in your stage of life or older.  This is a very popular myth in our consumeristic society.  We believe that we can only connect and grow with people who are like us.  I could write a few pages on this one.  But suffice it to say that if every issue you have is a gospel issue, then, if you are in community with people who are gospel fluent, they can love you and help you grow.  You don’t need people who are just like you.