The Allelon Article Library is a collection of articles, stories and thought pieces around the theme of forming leaders for the mission-shaped church. We welcome article submissions that share this purpose.
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Missional Snapshots from Europe
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The patterns of church in Europe are no longer simple and uniform. Unquestionably, what is happening is a growing movement of vital church growth among significant numbers of groups that usually aren't involved in these kinds of events. A fascinating piece about this group and the European/UK context generally is that these were people who didn't operate out of the divisions and bifurcations so prevalent in North America. This video gives you a brief taste of a growing church movement in Europe. more...
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A Theology of Missional Leadership (Part One)
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by Alan Roxburgh
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Allelon Netcast: Interview with Diana Butler Bass
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This Allelon Netcast features Sara Jane Walker in conversation with Diana Butler Bass, a prominent speaker, writer and historian, who reflects on her book, "Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith" and the implications of her work for forming leaders and mission-shaped communities of the kingdom. more...
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What is Missional Church?
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by Alan Roxburgh
My questions kept piling up, but there were few people to talk to. When I shared my questions and frustrations about the church, most others only heard me being critical. It was hard to live with this struggle and confusion alone. I didn’t want to spend my life growing church filled with transfers from other churches, people who came because we had better programs for their kids or better music. I had been called to the church; I couldn’t leave or quit!
With these overwhelming questions, I began working in a dying church in downtown Toronto, went to graduate school to study theology, and wandered around North America and Europe to find anyone who would share my experience. I read Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture, which he wrote after returning to his homeland of England, after serving as missionary to India for over 30 years. Then, I met him at a conference in Sweden. We went to supper together, an experience that was nothing less than my own adventure into C. S. Lewis’ Narnia. more...
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Growing Missional Leaders, Part Two
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This Netcast Video was recorded at the TrueCity Conference which took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on the last weekend of February, 2008. The video features Pernell Goodyear and Alan Roxburgh, who lead one of the seminar sessions, "Growing Missional Leaders." more...
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Missional Map-Making: Chapter Six
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by Alan Roxburgh
This series offers frameworks for understanding how our metaphorical maps have changed. It proposes ways of developing maps for cultivating local communities of witness and mission. Chapter 6 is now available. more...
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A New Imagination for the Church
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by David Dunbar
My friend Dave Dunbar, president of Biblical Seminary where he publishes the Missional Journal, has written an article on "A New Imagination for the Church," and has given permission for me to share it here. He opens with a statement against consumer-oriented Christianity, which I've written about on my blog as well. Let me know what you think of Dave's ideas — MP. more...
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Growing Missional Leaders, Part One
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by Allelon
This Netcast Video was recorded at the TrueCity Conference which took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on the last weekend of February, 2008. The video features Pernell Goodyear and Alan Roxburgh, who lead one of the seminar sessions, "Growing Missional Leaders." more...
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