Here's a question that's been on my heart a lot lately: How are we as the local church body actively meeting the needs of those around us? How do we encourage our members to live out their lives truly as salt and light, not being a part of the world around us or conforming to it. How do we reach out and actively show God's love in a way that doesn't immediately translate to "come to church"?
This has been on my mind quite a bit lately. The idea of "Servant Evangelism" comes to mind, and I know one of the things that people have been talking about lately here and elsewhere has been living out our Christian walk before men in a way that really shows how Christians are supposed to act.
The following link has some of the thoughts that have been going through my head, but I don't necessarily agree with all of them. I think that a traditional church building has its place, but I also think that it's about more than the couple of times a week that we show up there.
http://heisnofool.com/missional/Missional_vs_Trad_Missionary.htm
So with all of that, is anyone out there living in a "missional" way? Anyone living out the role of a missionary to their community? If so, please share. I'd love to hear how you're doing and what God is doing through you.
In Him,
-Peter Schott