The People of God and Suburbia
First let me say thanks to my fellow church planter Nick from Tapestry church in Calgary (part of our incarnational church network - The IIB Network) for passing this on. It seems like we are both on a similar quest for the holy grail of figuring out how to be a missional church of Jesus followers in modern day Canadian suburbia. Not as easy as you think! The gospel both affirms and contradicts many values and lifestyles found in your average suburban community. So where do we begin?
Here is a take on Ten Ways to be the People of God in Suburbia by Chris Smith. Clearly not a comprehensive list but perhaps a decent place to start.

Glad you liked the link. If you haven’t read it yet, make sure to check out Todd Hiestand’s The Gospel and the God Forsaken. Amazing. It’s the best thing I’ve read on living missionally in suburbia in a long time. You’ll have to Google the article because the rather annoying security on this thing won’t let me post the link.
Comment by Nick — October 30, 2007 @ 10:32 am