A good article on Living Incarnationally
My brother, Dwight J. Friesen wrote a great article called "Living Incarnationally."
Apparently “missional” is the thing to be in Christian circles these days. But often, the more intentional our missional engagements are, the more we operate out of an “us vs. them” mentality. A theologian ruminates on living incarnationally in a missional world.
Here are some excerpts:
I have a growing concern that the proliferation of mission and missional language in many of our churches today may not do justice to the joy, mystery, and fullness of life that Christ invites us to share with the triune God.
Because of the subtle singularity communicated through missional language, a dualism is often reinforced. This dualism suggests that mission is important and everything else is less important. Church work is important; Web design is less important. Working in a homeless shelter is important; working at the Holiday Inn is less important. Working to save the rain forest is important; doing yard work at home is less important.
Incarnational living invites all Christ-followers to flesh out their uniqueness, encouraging the totality of their being to reflect or embody Christ. When people and their respective communities see their “being” as inevitably making the invisible Christ visible through their lives, then every interaction, every act, every moment of stillness becomes a Christ moment.
For the full article click here.
