Pray this Scripture today  – Isaiah 52:7-10

“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the LORD returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.”

In what ways are you bringing peace, goodness and salvation to your world?

How are you living in such a way that reveals to the world around you that God reigns?

This is 4th in a series of posts called, “On Mission.”  Click for Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

So far in this series of posts we have covered the term “missional,” the origins of the mission of God, and the nature of the mission of God.  I think our next step in a better understanding of the mission of God is to realize the four key components of the work of God’s mission.   This is how we, the people of God, the church, find ways to participate in God’s mission.

Component # 1 – Evangelism – proclaiming and performing the gospel

Component # 2 – Contextualization – making the gospel message relevant

Component # 3 – Liberation – setting the “captives” free (Think Luke 4:18 & 19)

Component # 4 – Impartation – converting culture from hearers to storytellers

It is imperative to know what we mean when we use the word “missional” to describe how we are living.  If you say you are missional and you are not integrating the above components into your everyday life and the life of your church, you are confused as to what missional is.  Each of these four components has subsequent aspects of mission implicit within them (Think Liberation: Justice), however, in my opinion, these are the four main components of missional living.