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A Mystagogy for the Missional Church
David Fitch
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Missio Alliance
Article about Theology
David Fitch
applies the traditional concept of mystagogy (teaching the baptized how to live into the mysterious working of God) in proposing mysteries to be explored by a missional church.
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Baptism,
Discipleship,
Learning,
Mystagogy
Advent for the Rest of Us
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch
reflects on Advent both as formation into the depths of Christ via liturgy and as the possibility to engage people looking for a deeper sense of life, relationship, God, and family at Christmastime.
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Advent,
Christmas,
Joy,
Liturgy
Discussing Sin Post-Christendom
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Theology
David Fitch
proposes ways to help non-believers understand the problem of human sin, in a post-Christendom culture where recognizing sin is no longer a part of the ethos.
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Christendom,
Depravity,
Evangelism,
Listening
Proclamation vs. Preaching Myths
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
David Fitch
discusses myths about preaching left over from a dying Christendom and says the task of preaching is to bring the truth from scripture into being through the Spirit.
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Holy Spirit,
Preaching,
Proclamation,
Truth
The Feel Good Pep Rally as Worship
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
David Fitch
contrasts praise and worship music intended to generate positive emotions (the feel good pep rally) with worship music designed to lift up praise, thanksgiving, affirmation, and exaltation to God.
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Emotion,
Music,
Praise
Out of the Christendom Nostalgia
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Book Quote, Article about Church Life and Leadership
David Fitch
says a major emphasis of Billy Graham's preaching - being born again versus church rituals - no longer makes sense in post-Christendom contexts, though many evangelical churches rely on its cultural ethos.
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Belief,
Christendom,
Culture,
New Birth
The Image of the Other
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
Drawing on the work of Emmanuel Levinas,
David Fitch
explores how the way we typically see The Other (in this case, a non-believer) hinders evangelism in a post-Christendom culture.
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Evangelism,
Listening,
Philosophy,
Power
All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly
David Belt
|
Global Worship
Song or Hymn
David
Belt and Christie
Fitch
perform "All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly," originally written by Sylvia G. Dunstan (1955-1993) and based on Psalm 34:8. (Length: 03:02) Includes links to further information about the hymn.
Psalm 34:8
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God's Goodness,
Hunger,
Lord's Supper,
Manna
The Collateral Damage of Video
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
An article by
David Fitch
that criticizes the growth of video-based churches and challenges church leaders to consider the consequences of the format.
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Ecclesiology,
Ecumenism,
Evangelism,
Video
Worship as Training for Life
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this article,
David Fitch
addresses parents' fear behind children's boredom in worship and shares that children will ultimately follow/imitate how their parents and adults engage in worship and model kingdom-living.
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Children,
Intergenerational Worship,
Spiritual Growth,
Youth
Crime-Ridden Neighborhood Transformed by Praying Church
David Fitch
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Preaching Today
Sermon Preparation or Illustration
In this sermon illustration for Matthew 18:19, Mark 9:28-29, or Luke 18:1,
David Fitch
shares how the a crime-ridden neighborhood was transformed by prayer and an eventual church plant.
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Prayer,
Crime,
Community,
Intercession
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
Search Results for "David Fitch" on Hymnary.org
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Not Hierarchy but Pneumatocracy
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Based on 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 and Ephesians 4:11-12,
David Fitch
shares that the church is not hierarchy or democracy, but 'pneumatocracy" where the Spirit's gifts are recognized and empowered to lead in mutual submission under Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:8-11;
Ephesians 4:11-12
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Church,
Ecclesiology,
Spiritual Gifts,
Leadership
When Power Goes Rogue
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this podcast,
David Fitch
and Mike Moore discuss what happens to Christian institutions and individuals succumb to worldly power and how the power of Jesus works differently to disrupt worldly power. (Length 24:37)
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Church,
Corruption,
God's Power,
Jesus Christ's Power
Reimagining Our Ecclesiology in a Post-Willow Creek World
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Church Life and Leadership
... the wake of scandals involving leadership at megachurches,
David Fitch
critiques three aspects of evangelical ecclesiology: hierarchical structure ...
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Leadership,
Power,
Ecclesiology,
Scandal
Preaching and the Shaping of a Church Into Mission
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Article about Preaching
In an image driven culture, why do we still have sermons? What is preaching for anyway? In this podcast,
David Fitch
and Geoff Holsclaw discuss preaching as proclamation and how the imagination is essential for transformation.
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Preaching,
Imagination,
Proclamation
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
Characteristics of Biblical Justice
David Swanson
|
Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
David Swanson cites numerous scriptures to characterize justice in the Bible, including its origin in God, its connection to worship, sabbath, and reconciliation, and its integration into the gospel.
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Justice,
Reconciliation,
Sabbath
Signs the Spirit Has Left the Building
David Fitch
|
Missio Alliance
Scripture Meditation or Sermon
David Fitch
suggests that trying to control the activity of the Holy Spirit, or judging the spirituality of others, may be signs that the Holy Spirit has left.
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Community,
Holy Spirit,
Spirituality,
Fruit Of The Spirit
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
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