Saturday, October 18, 2008

The Story of Missional Journey

I don't see myself as much of a writer or really for that matter much of a story teller either. But there is a great story to tell, I hope I can do it justice. Articulate it so that it is understandable to you.

The story is not about myself only but includes many others as they move in and out of the journey. People in the U.S. and people here in Africa. Some have been part of the journey for sometime others for a shorter time but all were and are important. The journey is much more than the shaping of me as a person but it has become the shaping of a community in mission.

This is a story that moves away from traditional, conventional thought to explore what mission might become or at least an alternative for those who might not be as comfortable with traditional mission as be might be. In no way do I mean to imply that we have the answers to doing mission right. In fact I think we have more questions than answers. I must say that this is still morphing, I don't have any idea of what the end looks like but it is exciting getting there. Life is more exciting when done in community.


Some of you may want the story to unravel much faster, I sorry that it won't it has been a long time in forming so it will be long in telling. Interspersed with episodes of the community story will be many other thoughts and glimpses of life and work as a community.

Feel free to join in with your questions, thoughts and options. You might become part of the shaping.

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