Not Cutting It

Though we're coming from different places and heading in somewhat different direction, Andrew over at Emergent Village reminds me of my call:

Our work is critical to the future of the church—ok so maybe that sounds a bit dramatic, but I’m serious—deadly serious! If the church in the west is in decline and our current approaches to mission are not cutting it, then we must take the time to explore other ways we can configure ourselves to connect with the world we live in. We desperately need more pioneering missionaries who are willing to follow Jesus into the difficult places and explore ways of engaging with a world that doesn’t care if we exist.

A hearty second over here at The Great Homesickness! My faith home is the liberal mainline church, and it's pretty clear that the old way of being a mainline Christian (basically, assuming that we are the dominant culture) is dying. But what an opportunity to revisit the basics in how to shape our lives after Jesus' model.