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There Is No “In Here” or “Out There”
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this article, David Fitch explores how both worship ("in here") and mission ("out there") are integral to the life of the church and represent a whole of way of life.
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Church, Ecclesiology, Mission, Worship

Membership Has Its Practices
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch presents a new perspective on church membership: instead of requiring a specific level of sanctification upon joining, congregations should make the commitment to practices of community central to membership after joining.
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Community, Mission, Church Membership, Sanctification

Missional Preaching
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
Emphasizing the importance of missional preaching, David Fitch says a multi-site cannot be missional for three reasons: preaching is always local, preaching demands a response, and preaching is better when we know the person.
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Preaching, Mission

Project Versus Presence
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch, church planter and pastor, discusses the difference between "Looking for a Project" and "Developing a Presence" and how that shapes congregational formation and discipleship within a local context.
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Love For Others, Evangelism, Mission

Exploring What It Means to Be Sent
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Scripture
David Fitch explores Luke 10:1-2, 9, 16-17 and John 20:21-24, observing that “being sent” by God through Jesus by the Spirit into the neighborhood, we "bring the authority of the Kingdom with us."
Luke 10:1-2, 9, 16-17; John 20:21-24
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Kingdom Of God, Mission, Submission, Calling/vocation

Building Blocks for a Missional Ecclesiology
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this article, David Fitch writes on how the theology of the mission of God, or "Missio Dei," affects church leadership and ecclesiology.
John 20:21-23
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Trinity, Mission, God's Will, Doctrine

Organize Gifts for the Neighborhood, Not the Church
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch suggests that churches organize the gifts of the Spirit in community members (1 Corinthians 12:7-11) around "what God’s doing in the neighborhood," rather than around Sunday worship and programs in the church building.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
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Spiritual Gifts, Mission, Neighbor, Discipleship

When They Will Not Come
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 1 more types
David Fitch writes on Acts 2:42-47, arguing that community is the foundation for all we are as the church and for God’s mission to the world.
Acts 2:42-47
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Discipleship, Church, Community, Mission

Missional Church is Nothing But …
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch argues against a conception of missional church as just regular Sunday worship with some justice projects added on. Rather, missional church is focused on being present among our contexts.
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Church, Justice, Mission, Evangelism

Oikos versus Ekklesia
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch describes the difference between oikos and ekklesia—private and public worship—in the early church, and how practicing and integrating both can shape congregational worship today. Suggestions for congregational worship included.
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Mission, Witness, Worship Planning

Please Lord, Don’t Let Me Get Pragmatic
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch reflects on Psalm 37:1-6, reminding pastors and church leaders against a temptation to go pragmatic in their fears instead of investing in the spiritual formation that "shapes us into God's mission."
Psalm 37:1-6
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Discipleship, Mission, Pragmatism, Spiritual Growth

Evangelism or Witness?
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
David Fitch challenges pastors and congregations to consider how the verbal proclamation of the gospel (evangelism) must complement a living embodiment of God's work (witness).
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Evangelism, Mission, Witness, Ecclesiology

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The Kingdom Starts With Communities
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Book Quote
In this article about why sending out individual missionaries is all wrong, David Fitch explains why churches should focus on sending out church communities. The article can be used in a sermon series on missions.
Jeremiah 29:4-7; 1 Peter 2:9, 3:15-16
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Church, Kingdom Of God, Community, Mission

The Missional Order of St Fiacre at Life on the Vine
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Taking inspiration from gardening, David Fitch's article presents the Rule of a missional order that hopes to plant Christian communities. The Rule presents ideals centered upon fellowship, communal worship, and simplicity.
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Evangelism, Mission

A Warning List For Those Who Would Join a Missional Church Gathering
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Missional churches may not fit people's expectations of "church." David Fitch offers ten things that anyone who joins a 21st century missional church should not expect.
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Church, Mission, Community, Discipleship

Against Decaffeinated Belief
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article, David Fitch warns against the attractional model of Sunday worship and encourages the kind of worship that helps people live out their missional calling to advance God's kingdom.
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Consumerism, Evangelism, Mission

Zizek, the Space In-Between, and Mission
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Theology
In this scholarly post, David Fitch reflects on Galatians 3:28, observing that our identity is disrupted and found again brand new and alive as we walk through the "in-between" space of dislocation.
Galatians 3:28
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Mission, Identity, Stranger, Foreigner

Cultivating Missional Rhythms in Community
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
How can we cultivate missional rhythms of life and discipleship among our people? David Fitch shares a list of practices to avoid and practices to direct a congregation’s imagination toward holistic, relational worship.
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Mission, Evangelism, Daily Living, Discipleship

Contextualizing the Gospel
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
"If salvation in Christ encompasses all of human reality," says David Fitch based on Ephesians 1:17-23, we can start with various "entry points" into the gospel and eventually get to the whole.
Ephesians 1:17-23
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Discipleship, Mission, Contextualization, Salvation

What the Missional Church is Missing
David Fitch | Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
"The gospel is wide, deep and huge." David Fitch argues for declaring the gospel as "what God has done in Christ for the world" (e.g., Luke 4:18-19; Colossians 1:13-23), much broader than personal forgiveness.
Luke 4:18-19; Colossians 1:13-23
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Mission, Evangelism, Freedom, Reconciliation
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