Missional - The Missional Office Pool

So a guy in my office was having a baby (yeah I know his wife was having it). So there was a pool. How much would the baby weigh.

Well everyone was taking weights and putting their $5 in and no one asked me to join. I got righteously offended and asked him why he didnt ask me. He said "I didnt think a preacher would play!" I said well how about this Ill take the last 2 weights and if I "win" you can have the money for the baby.

Well guess what.

I won.

Now ewveryone in the office today was talking about how I gave the office pool money to the the father of the new baby.

You know what? It didnt cost me much, but it did give me ample opportunity to tell people today, that the reason I did it was to bless someone else the way God has blessed me.

More than 1 person said, "I wish all people who say they are Christians did such things."

The opportunities are out there folks. Its up to you to capitalize on them.

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Missional - Starts Small

As you may know, we've accepted a position as Senior Pastor at a church in a rural county here in North Central Pa. We are excited and thrilled to begin this new journey.

It will be an opportunity for us to help a church become missional as well as live it out ourselves.

It began for me last week by meeting the local Convenience Store owner and the Postal Clerk. What fun!

Now Im working on how to begin to develop these relationships.

I have also discovered the local lake is a great place to meet others and talk. I have already been there to pray and consider God's beauty and God has brought a couple conversations about with folks because of that.

Im excited to see how God uses these things and develops these relationships.

Stay Tuned.

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Missional - A Missional Sunday School Song

I was a good kid growing up. Attended Sunday School every week, I even learned all the songs!

The other day in the shower I was singing one of those Sunday School Songs:

Be A Missionary Every Day!

Be a missionary every day! (clap)
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
Be it in the town or country
or the busy avenue!
Africa or Asia, the task is up to YOU!
So, Be a missionary every day! (clap)
Tell the world that Jesus is the way!
The Lord is soon returning
There is no time to loose, so
Be a missionary
God’s own emissary
Be a missionary to day!


This got me to thinking…….. if I were to write this song today and teach it to my teenagers what would the song say? So here’s my new version.

Be missional every day!
Live and show your world that Jesus is the way!
Be it in your town and neighborhood
and driving on the highway!
wal-mart and McDonalds, the task is up to YOU!
So, Be missional every day!
Live and show your world that Jesus is the way!
The Kingdom is at hand
There is no time to loose, so
Be missional
cus God is missional
Be missional today

Yup that’s how I’d sing it today.

missional, missional church, Missional Living, Leadership,

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