The Missional Church

Considering the missional implications of Staying or Leaving the PCUSA, outlined this week have been some reasons why Staying can be seen as missional. More will be said on that topic in the days to come. But today, to keep some balance in the discussion, let us consider the merits of Leaving. The following ideas have been mentioned or implied in some of the social network traffic this week: 1.  The PCUSA itself has left the true church.  If the church through its councils and judicial commissions has departed from the beliefs that originally defined it, then the church has […]

I commend to my readers the comments that appeared in response to yesterday’s post. They represent both sides of the Stay or Leave the PCUSA debate and are really quite helpful for understanding and empathizing with both liberal and conservative points of view. If that reading exercise does not totally exhaust you, then I offer just a short thought for today. Yesterday I spilled the beans about my intent to stay with the PCUSA for now, and I am going to continue to explore why this track has merit in the days to come. My purpose for doing so is