Several months ago a group of missional leaders came together to form NAMB’s Young Leader Task Force. This task force was really more about a mindset than age or ministry style. Leaders from various backgrounds, ethnicities, and ministry paradigms were invited to discuss ideas and thoughts on how NAMB could be more effective in assisting missional churches in sharing Christ and starting new churches. The unifying vision was that they were missional-minded. They understood that to reach a community, you must create ministry environments that are culturally relevant to the community that it is reaching. We appreciate their commitment to missional thinking and involvement in growing together with us in doing Kingdom work. In response to the task force recommendations we launched the Missional Network website, an online and relational community of ministry leaders connecting and sharing dreams, ideas, best practices, and resources. We would like to invite you to join the conversation and participate in making the network an active community of leaders helping each other. If you’d like to blog on the Missional Network site, here’s six simple guidelines:
1. Respect your audience. Don't use ethnic slurs, obscenity, or personal insults.
2. Show proper consideration for others' privacy and for topics that may be considered ojectionable or inflammatory. Don’t use this site for gossip.
3. Be the first to correct your own mistakes, and don't alter previous posts without indicating that you have done so.
4. Do add value. Provide worthwhile information and perspective on how other leaders can be more effective in planting churches and evangelizing through innovation, best practices, and wise choices.
5. Share what your church is doing right, lessons learned, challenges, and successes.
6. Share your insights on culture, church, and trends that will engage other leaders and benefit their ministries.
If you are interested in blogging on the Missional Network, please reply to this blog with your request.
At NAMB I serve as the Missional Network Director helping foster this new network of leaders. I've also done marketing, small groups, and led worship at several different churches. I'd rather spend time with my wife and four kids than just about anything else.