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We believe that sharing stories, reflecting together and continuing to struggle with what it means to be mission-shaped followers of Christ in this rapidly changing time is essential to forming a movement of missional leaders.
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.
Suggested Reading
Missional MapMaking: An Art of the Mission-Shaped Church
is a series by Alan Roxburgh that seeks to understand
the maps that have shaped us.
This series offers frameworks for understanding how our metaphorical
maps have changed and proposes ways of developing maps for cultivating
local communities of witness and mission.
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Recent Articles
 | Metavista: The Cafe Interview, Part I
by Allelon
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
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)
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
by Allelon
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)
by Alan Roxburgh
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| Allelon Netcast: Interview with Diana Butler Bass
by Allelon
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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