Resources

Helpful resources for each of the three common commitments.

Sacred Rhythm Resources

Web sites:

New Monasticism

Books:

McKnight, Scot
Praying with the Church: Following Jesus, Daily, Hourly, Today

Paraclete Press, 2006

Continuous Formation Resources

Web Sites:

Renovare

Books:

Mulholland, Robert
Shaped By The Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation

Upper Room Books, 2001

Willard, Dallas
The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives
Harper, 1990

Willard, Dallas
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ
Navpress, 2002

Participation in the Missio Dei Resources

Web Sites:

Missional Church Network

Friend of Missional

Missional Journal

Allelon

Books:

Bosch, David J.
Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission.
Orbis, 1991.

Cole, Neil.
Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens.
Jossey-Bass, 2005.

Dubose, Francis.
God Who Sends: A Fresh Quest for Biblical Mission.
Broadman, 1983.

Frost, Michael and Alan Hirsch.
The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st Century Church.
Hendrickson, 2003.

Frost, Michael.
Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture.
Hendrickson, 2006.

Guder, Darrell L.
Be My Witnesses: The Church’s Mission, Message, and Messengers.
Eerdmans, 1985.

Guder, Darrell L.
Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.

Guder, Darrell L.
The Incarnation and the Church’s Witness.
Stock, 2005.

Guder, Darrell L.
The Continuing Conversion of the Church.
Eerdmans, 2000.

Hirsch, Alan.
The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church.
Brazos Press, 2006.

Hunsberger, George, and Craig Van Gelder.
The Church Between Gospel and Culture: The Emerging Mission in North America.
Eerdmans, 1996.

Kostenberger, Andreas J. and Peter T. O’Brian.
Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission.
InterVarsity, 2001.

Kraybill, Donald B.
Upside-Down Kingdom.
Herald, 2003.

Larkin, William J. Jr. and Joel F. Williams.
Mission in the New Testament: An Evangelical Approach.
Orbis, 1998.

Myers, Joseph R.
The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community and Small Groups.
Zondervan, 2003.

Myers, Joseph R.
Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect.
Baker, 2007.

Newbigin, Lesslie.
Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture.
Eerdmans, 1986.

Newbigin, Lesslie.
The Gospel in a Pluralistic Society.
Eerdmans, 1989.

Newbigin, Lesslie.
The Open Secret: Introduction to a Theology of Mission.
Eerdmans, 1995.

Roxburgh, Alan J.
The Sky is Falling: Leaders Lost in Transition.
ACI Publishing, 2005.

Roxburgh, Alan J. & Fred Romanuk.
The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World.
Jossey-Bass, 2006.

Rusaw, Rick and Eric Swanson.
The Externally Focused Church.
Group, 2004.

Samson, Will and Lisa Samson.
Justice in the Burbs: Becoming the Hands of Jesus Wherever You Live.
Baker, 2007

Stetzer, Ed.
Planting Missional Churches.
Holman, 2006.

Stetzer, Ed and David Putman.
Breaking the Missional Code.
Holman, 2006.

Van Engen, Charles.
God’s Missionary People: Rethinking the Purpose of the Local Church.
Baker, 1991.

Van Engen, Charles.
Mission on the Way: Issues in Mission Theology.
Baker, 1996.

Van Gelder, Craig.
Confident Witness – Changing World: Rediscovering the Gospel in North America.
Eerdmans, 1999.

Van Gelder, Craig.
The Ministry of the Missional Church: A Community Led by the Spirit.
Baker, 2007.

Van Gelder, Craig.
The Missional Church in Context: Helping Congregations Develop Contextual Ministry.
Eerdmans, 2007.

Winn, Albert C.
A Sense of Mission: Guidance from the Gospel of John.

Westminster, 1981.

Wright, Christopher J.H.
The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative.

InterVarsity Press, 2006.

  • Celtic Daily Prayer

    • Morning Prayer

      Midday Prayer

      Evening Prayer

      Compline (End of Day)

    • The Divine Hours

      • Why, How & When to Pray

        Pray The Hours

        Prayers for Living

        Guided Prayer

      • The Jesus Manifesto

        • With Jesus, we proclaim:

          "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor."

        • The Lord's Prayer

          • Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

            your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

            Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

            And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

          • Psalm 23:3

            • He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Why A Missional Order?

This site exists for two big-picture reasons. On the one hand, we want to counteract some negative trends that are prevalent in society today. Call that our combative side. More important, we think that the missional approach will help us capture the positive dynamics that Jesus wants to be part of every life.
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What Is A Missional Order?

Think of it as a dispersed group of people who unite with each other to pursue three common commitments:

1) Punctuate each day with a rhythm that is sacred. 2) Exert ourselves in the continuous formation of character.

3) Participate in the missio Dei, the mission of God.
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