“Reclaiming neighborliness as part of the communal life is essential to Christ’s vision. No person can live unto themselves. It is simply impossible. But, more importantly the personalization of neighborliness returns authority to the members of the small community the local church serves. Its members start to care for one another again, which taps into the inclusive DNA of the Jesus Movement.” JesusCommunityMissionMissional ChurchNeighborlinessVocations Book:Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church Source: Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church
“Jesus was definitely not inviting these fishermen into a church job or an engaging hobby, which is how many of us understand vocation in the Church today. If we are not careful, our ingrained expectation of a professional class of clergy will quickly sabotage our ability to understand the ministry of Jesus and the disciples. Our bias builds churchy furniture into this story where there is none. We put our church goggles on and read the idea that the disciples called on that seashore were the first priests of the church back into the scripture. They used to make money as fishermen, then they made their money as ministers. (Luke 10:4-11) This was not the case.” JesusVocationMissional ChurchDisciples Book:Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church Source: Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church
“The work of an apostle, from the first ones sent out by Jesus to anyone aligned with the reign of peace, is to be God's loving word to every part of the world. Echoing the Word, they are sent out to confront the powers and principalities by rejecting state violence and revolutionary violence, and, instead putting on the armor of peace.” JesusPeaceChurchVocationDiscernmentApostlesMissional Church Book:Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church Source: Vocatio: Imaging a Visible Church