Missional community and Clare's inner room
Missional Community This is a phrase that came out of the last two national youth events I ran (Forum). It grew out of the previous Forums which had been on the theme of mission. These had looked at what mission is and ways of getting involved in God's mission (MIssio Dei) They were great events, but in some ways it still felt like mission by numbers. I worked with a group of young people and young adults to organise and run these events, called Forum Exec - they have since been abolished and their voice silenced. young people having a view and shaping things. How last century. back to the good old days of young people doing what the adults tell them. Amen to that.... sorry, I just needed to get that off my chest) and it was their idea to go with Missional Community.This is all about that who we are is way more important than what we do. If we as church are to be heralds of God's peace and justice, then our life as God's people needs to be punctuated and marked by said pe...