How to Lead a Missional Church that Expands God’s Kingdom
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” Matthew 24:14
Conclusion
There is a great need today for missional churches and missional leaders. Leadership is about serving and influencing people to advance God’s kingdom. This article described important principles to lead missional congregations. The author has focused on the question: what are the characteristics of a missional church? Missional leaders need to have both a global and local vision. Our cities and neighborhoods are drastically changing; therefore, we need to be able to contextualize the gospel. Every believer has an important role to play in the glocal mission. Every church regardless of the size can become a missional church through the power of the Holy Spirit. “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matt 24:14).
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Notes
1 Van Sanders, “The Mission of God and the Local Church,” in Pursuing the Mission of God in Church Planting, ed. John M. Bailey, (Alpharetta: North American Mission Board, 2006), 24.
2 Victor H. Cuartas, “Implicaciones Éticas y los Desafíos de los Negocios Como Misión en los Países de Acceso Creativo.” Global Missiology in Spanish (July 2009). Under “Settings,” globalmissiology.org/espanol/ (accessed February 15, 2010).
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5 Ralph A. Earle, Elwood Sanner, and Charles L. Childers, Beacon Bible Commentary, vol. 6 (Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press, 1964), 294.
6 Victor H. Cuartas, Empowering Hispanic Leaders: An Online Model (Fort Worth, TX, Church Starting Network, May 2009), 59.
7 G. W. Bromily, Christian Ministry (Grand Rapids: Pathway Books, 1959), 19.
8 Craig Van Gelder, “Missiology and the Missional Church in Context,” in The Missional Church in Context, ed. Craig Van Gelder (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007), 31.
9 Bob Roberts Jr., Transformation (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006), 137.
Category: Ministry, Winter 2011