It's Not Enough to be Missional

It is not enough to just be missional. I'm not saying that I'm not a fan of the missional movement because Origins Church must have this mentality and mindset. We have to view ourselves a missionaries. We have to "live sent" in order to impact and reach the Arboretum-area and community. However, being missional alone isn't enough. I think we have to not only be missional, but also intentional. Our core group is wrestling around with the idea of being intentional with the mission we have been given.

As we are connecting with people we must ask ourselves, "What are we doing with them exactly? Where are we taking them? How are we getting them there? What next for them?" We can't spend our days as the missionaries randomly hanging out in the coffee shops trying to formulate conversations with complete strangers. Don't get me wrong God divinely appoints meetings with people and crosses our paths with individuals who need the Gospel, encouraging, etc. But I think we have to be much more intentional with our time and mission. We need to find ways to penetrate places where people already gather together. We need to have the next step in mind with each individual we come into contact with. We need to find ways to penetrate the most influential leaders and groups. Paul, the greatest missionary of the Christian church, seemed to quite intentional in how spread the Gospel. He went to the largest, most influential city in a region and started churches there. I believe he did this with the intention of these churches affecting the surrounding cities in the region. Missionaries are missional...Effective missionaries are missional and intentional.

Also, Jason Rastatter and Ashley Jones gave us a call last Thursday to confirm that they are moving to Austin to help with the plant. They should make to Austin sometime around the summer. Praise God...Jason and Ashley are wonderfully talented and will be used by God in mighty ways.