On Being Missional

Being Missional means that we take Christ seriously when He says to be fishers of men. (Matt. 4:19)
Being Missional means that we are actively seeking to fulfill Christ's Great Commission. (Matt. 28:19-20)
Being Missional means that we seek to think and act like missionaries.
Being Missional means that we follow Christ who said He came to seek and to save that which was lost. (Luke 19:10)
Being Missional means that we pray for the lost. (Rom. 10:1)
Being Missional means that our hearts are moved by the lost. (Matt. 9:36)
Being Missional means that we can say with George Whitefield, "Unless the Lord gives me souls, I believe I would die."
Being Missional means that we set priorities and evaluate everything we do in light of Christ's Mission. (Luke 15:1-7)
Being Missional means that we contextualize...that we "become all things to all men that by all means we might save some." (1 Cor. 9:22)
Being Missional means that we take the road less travelled, that we become an outgrown rather than an ingrown church.
Being Missional, really Missional, means that we embrace discipleship - that we place a higher importance on spiritual mulitplication than spiritual addition. (2 Tim. 2:2)
Being Missional means that we risk being unpopular. (Gal. 1:10)
Being Missional means that we pay the price and that we persevere. (2 Tim. 4:7)

It can seem so difficult...but when I think of the starfish, it is all worth it.

Heard the story?

An old man was walking his grandson on the beach when they came upon many starfish that had been stranded on the shore. Discovering that a lot of them were still alive, the granfather started picking them up and throwing them in the ocean. The boy said, "Grandpa, there are so many - what difference can you make?" The old man picked another up and said, "For this one, it makes all the difference!"

There are a lot of stranded starfish all around us. The person who cuts your hair, pours your coffee or checks you out at the supermarket. Your banker, lawyer, doctor, neighbor, coworker - faces you see every day. How many do not know Christ? How many are hungry for what we have?

Lord, Help us to see that the fields are white for harvest! (John 4:35) Help us to be Missional!