The Allelon Article Library is a collection of articles, stories and thought pieces around the theme of forming leaders for the mission-shaped church. We welcome article submissions that share this purpose.
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Metavista, The Cafe Interview: Part II
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Metavista, The Café Interview was shot on a patio in Lisbon, Portugal during the Eurochurch Conference in the Spring of 2008. Alan Roxburgh interviews Colin Greene and Martin Robinson on the stories behind the writing of their book, Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination. In Part Two of Three, Alan and Colin talk about narratives in modernity and postmodernity, how we learn to "creatively indwell the biblical story" and engage with our contemporary culture. more...
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Metavista: The Cafe Interview, Part I
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Metavista, The Café Interview was shot on a patio in Lisbon, Portugal during the Eurochurch Conference in the Spring of 2008. Alan Roxburgh interviews Colin Greene and Martin Robinson on the stories behind the writing of their book, Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination. In Part One of Three, Alan and Colin talk about how the book came together, discuss Theodicy in light of the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake (and the impact that event had on the Enlightenment) and talk about where the church finds itself today. more...
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Following Jesus in Uncertain Times
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by Tom Sine
Tom Sine's editorial for the current issue of Seed Sampler sets the stage for exploring ways we can follow Jesus by being prepared to serve those in need in uncertain times, calling for an awakening to the new reality that we seem to be living in an increasingly volatile world that will require all of us to imagine and create new ways to prepare for life in these difficult times. We are invited to be God’s compassionate response, not only in disasters, but in possible economic downturns, too. more...
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Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination (Book Excerpt)
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by Colin Greene and Martin Robinson
Alan Roxburgh recently spent time with Colin Greene at the Eurochurch conference in Lisbon, Portugal, and discussed the important new book that Colin has written with Martin Robinson. We are pleased to be able to present an excerpt from that book, Metavista: Bible, Church and Mission in an Age of Imagination. more...
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Missional Snapshots from Europe
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The patterns of church in Europe are no longer simple and uniform. Unquestionably, what is happening is a growing movement of vital church growth among significant numbers of groups that usually aren't involved in these kinds of events. A fascinating piece about this group and the European/UK context generally is that these were people who didn't operate out of the divisions and bifurcations so prevalent in North America. This video gives you a brief taste of a growing church movement in Europe. more...
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A Theology of Missional Leadership (Part One)
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by Alan Roxburgh
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Allelon Netcast: Interview with Diana Butler Bass
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This Allelon Netcast features Sara Jane Walker in conversation with Diana Butler Bass, a prominent speaker, writer and historian, who reflects on her book, "Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith" and the implications of her work for forming leaders and mission-shaped communities of the kingdom. more...
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What is Missional Church?
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by Alan Roxburgh
My questions kept piling up, but there were few people to talk to. When I shared my questions and frustrations about the church, most others only heard me being critical. It was hard to live with this struggle and confusion alone. I didn’t want to spend my life growing church filled with transfers from other churches, people who came because we had better programs for their kids or better music. I had been called to the church; I couldn’t leave or quit!
With these overwhelming questions, I began working in a dying church in downtown Toronto, went to graduate school to study theology, and wandered around North America and Europe to find anyone who would share my experience. I read Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture, which he wrote after returning to his homeland of England, after serving as missionary to India for over 30 years. Then, I met him at a conference in Sweden. We went to supper together, an experience that was nothing less than my own adventure into C. S. Lewis’ Narnia. more...
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