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Kingdom Culture
Kingdom Culture and Missio
Each of our Missio Communities looks a little different (the are diverse) but they all feel very familiar (they are part of the same body.) This is because as we are commissioned out into various spaces and place, we also committed into the same patterns and practices of life which emerge from a common understanding of the Story of God and his Kingdom. These shared beliefs, practices and rhythms being lived out by so many different kinds of people creates a beautiful kingdom culture!
In all of our MC’s you will experience the True Story as the IOs, you’ll practice BLESS rhythms, you’ll be formed by God together for the sake of others (aka you’ll learn to be a disciple) and be trained to make disciples of Jesus as well! The context will change, the gift mixes, the leadership styles, the neighborhoods, but the kingdom culture running through each of them should be the same.
So as we are sent out our little kingdom communities form a network of good news places in cities that can be very dark. The culture of a particular country or cities probably won’t honor Jesus, but as we are sent into neighborhoods, networks, and helping in areas of need, we bring a different way of being with us because we believe a different story. We act as a kingdom community within that city- an outpost of faith, hope, and love planting seeds of berauty, truth, and justice.
So Missio, Don’t lose heart in the work of being a kingdom presence in a dark space! (Jesus’ story of leaven and Mustard seeds is meant to remind us of that!) What you are doing in small and unseen ways is steadily presenting the good news of Jesus to people who desperately need Him.
Happy Friday, and may we faithfully continue to cultivate a kingdom culture across our Missio Communities.
The quote below shows that for good or bad, our cultures ultimately are expressions of our faith and hopes. Let us continue to live as citizens of Jesus’ kingdom in all of our diversity in expression and unity in intention!
““All elements of culture have their secret ties with the religious faith of the people as a whole.... Culture is religion made visible; it is religion actualized in the innumerable relations of daily life.””