Are You Missional?

“A missional church is not about programs, but rather is a distinct church culture. Churches, like any organism, adopt and are influenced by culture. Culture can be identified by observing behaviors. In fact, culture is the set of underlying values that drive our behavior. We act like we do, because we believe what we do. The only way to evaluate culture is through analyzing actions. The following assessment gauges responses to statements about the behaviors of a church in order to provide a framework for dialogue concerning the compatibility of the church with a missional culture.”

With all this talk of missional churches, do you onder where you are on the missional curve? You can take a short assessment here at xpastor.org to see where you fall on the missional scale. This assessment is based on Milfred Minatrea’s book Shaped By God’s Heart: The Passion and Practices of Missional Churches. Some of the terms used in the assessment are technical and defined in the book. You can order the book here from Amazon. Your answers will be charted and sent to you.

In my role as an executive pastor, I am always on the hunt for good resources, and have found this site, XPastor.org, a site run by David Fletcher, an Exec Pastor in Austion, Texas, to be a good one for executive pastors. Check it out!