She’s created her own worldview and chooses to see life from a postmodern perspective… They decided years ago to be involved in what God is doing in Russia—long-term… He’s gazing at the lostness in his area and begging for help…
People love a good story.
Think about it. What imagery (if any) comes to mind after hearing a sermon? Most likely it involves a compelling story that was told, either from the Scriptures or a present-day event portraying what the speaker was trying to teach.
It’s why people love to hear testimonies, why we enjoy getting lost in quality movies or books and why Jesus spoke in narratives. Ernest Goodman says whether you call it the “Sabido Method” or propaganda, stories are powerful influencers.
“In life’s soap opera, God’s story, we are the characters. He uses the story arcs of our lives to incite, inform, engage, and influence. Being missional is publicly living our story instead of insisting on skipping to the moral at the end,” he says.
As individuals look for guidance and leadership, they seek examples that create starting points from which to spring or goals to which they can aspire. According to Almost an M, “Presentation without demonstration is just conversation.”
Instead of simply talking about how Christ-followers and churches can live missionally, we want to share some examples of people who are. For the next few weeks we’ll be posting about pastors and lay people who are going through the ups and downs of daily life like the rest of humanity, but they’re doing so while focusing on telling the world about Jesus.
We’ll share stories of a church with a long-term partnership overseas, a church plant that is making missions a part of its foundation, a church’s advertisement beginnings that attracted a unique people group, and a woman’s postmodern mentality.
Know of a story worth sharing? Tell us how your church is thinking and acting like a missionary. We’d like to help communicate your example to a world hungry for stories.
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