Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Emergent Village

Home
Progressive Christian

missional

Select a Category Addiction Advent Atheism Authority Bible Cartoons Christian Year Christmas church church planting Civil Rights Community Contemplative Spirituality Culture emerging church Empire Eschatology Evangelism Events Gender Healing Humanism Islam Justice Kingdom Lent Movement Building Multi-Faith Music mysticism New Wave Emergence origins Personal Poetry politics Prayer Preaching Privilege Racism Religious naturalism Resurrection salvation SKEPTIMERGENT Theology Trauma Uncategorized

Select a Month December 2017 November 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011

October 2016

October 10, 2016

A Little Bapticostal Misfit Bible Study

I absolutely adored Bible studies as a young evangelical. Finding my way into the progressive...

June 2016

June 11, 2016

3 reasons why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival- AGAIN!

Three Reasons Why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival this Summer In 2005, my...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

3 Things Folks Experiencing Homelessness Need from You

Three Things Our Friends Experiencing Homelessness Need from You I spend my days working at...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

How we failed to plant a successful church

How We failed at Successful Church Planting I sat with middle aged white...

December 2014

December 11, 2014

Holiday Serving: Helping People Experiencing Homelessness

What can you do to help those who are experiencing homelessness this holiday season? It...

November 2014

November 18, 2014

Diving Deep Into Urban Ministry

To continue the new arc we embarked upon last year at the 2014 gathering, Transform...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

To Change Everything, We Need Everyone

A year ago, Holly Roach and I were in New York City at the time...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

Is Missional a redefinition of Evangelical?

Something I have been pondering suggests a potential pitfall for missional dialogs that repeat the...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Busy Show – Interviews with Richard Rohr, Fink & Holsclaw, and an Easter Explanation

It's been a busy week on Doug Pagitt radio. We spoke with David Fitch and...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

Poetry : Randy Woodley, The Haunting (A Tribute to Richard Twiss)

Over the next several months I will be posting some of my poetry every Wednesday....

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Return to a Theology of Normalcy or the Same Old Homogenous Imperialism? By Randy S. Woodley

It is coming….the signs of restored racism in our society are beginning to show… Increased...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

May Christmas be Filled with Mouse Poop and Camel Spit By Randy S. Woodley

In this cynical and snarky world in which we live, we are getting pretty good...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

Heal Me: Why Tommy and the White Western Colonial Church? By Randy Woodley

I began this conversation I called, See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as...

October 05, 2012

Reply to Kurt Willems on, “Is the church still emerging?”

After leaving the following comment on his blog, I wanted to follow up on this...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Touch Me: it takes a lifetime by Randy Woodley

(I began this series See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as a challenge...

September 11, 2012

Jesus Functions

:: By Pete Zimmerman: I am hoping that in about a year I will help...

September 06, 2012

CARTS …practicing resurrection

"We have longed to taste the resurrection... the insurrection of life... We have longed to...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Review of Brian McLaren’s Upcoming Book

Identity. Fundamental to us all. Yet so seldom explored. What does it mean to be a Christian...

August 29, 2012

See Me: A Call to Christians in the West to Invite Those Different Than Them to the Table by Randy Woodley

(Read the Introduction to this series) So, what is the cost to the whole community...

August 01, 2012

Authentic Jesus Generations: Woodstock to Wild Goose by Randy Woodley

Although there is not much in general these days that one can say about the...

June 2012

June 06, 2012

Book: Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision by Randy Woodley

From the Publisher, William B Eerdman's Publishing: In this book, Randy Woodley draws parallels between...

March 2012

March 19, 2012

Church On The Internet

Last month I had the privilege of interviewing Chris Smith of Englewood Christian Church on...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

Evangelical 2.0: The Deception of Mark Driscoll’s Acts 29 Network

I've written quite a bit about churches like Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill and the concerns...

February 07, 2012

Missional Conversations with … Anthony Smith

I'm excited to be able to share my recent interview with Anthony Smith (a.k.a. Postmodern...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Simply Simplicity, Part 2

Today we continue my thoughts on Simplicity from the corresponding chapter in Richard Foster's book,...

January 16, 2012

Missional Conversations with … Kathy Escobar

Last month, I decided to start a series of monthly #missionalchat conversations on Twitter, on...

January 16, 2012

Remembering Dr. King

Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I consider him one of my heroes....

January 11, 2012

Quoting God by Randy Woodley

Ok, I first need to admit to you, this is not my first time at...

December 2011

December 19, 2011

Incarnational or Missional?

During this season of Advent, I've been reflecting a lot on the idea of incarnation...

December 15, 2011

Emerging Church Still Making Headlines

The reports of the emerging church's death are greatly exaggerated. The existence of the new...