Full Disclaimer: I am not currently in Minneapolis and did not pay money to attend the August Gathering of The Fellowship of Presbyterians. But when I visit their website, they let me know that I can follow along the conversation via the #MN2011 hashtag. So I have been. But if there are any inaccuracies in the below statements, I apologize.
Over 2,000 Presbyterian Church (USA) ministers and elders are meeting together in Minneapolis discussing the future of the church. I’ve been trying to follow the #MN2011 hashtag to see what type of stuff has been discussed. And I will admit that I bring a LOT of preconceived notions to this conversation, but also have friends who are there and am trying to remain open. These are a few of the things that have stood out to me.
Lots of Missional Speak
At least from the Twitter stream, there has been a lot of talk about being more missional – seeing this new group of Presbyterians being the ones who are really going to get serious about being missional in the world. I don’t have a problem with the missional conversation, I think looking for where God is on mission in the world and joining in with that is really important. Can Presbyterians suck at it? Sure. But does that mean we need to create a separate entity to focus on it? I’m not really sure that’s the best approach.
