Recently I've been reading some of Ryan Bolger's blog (and would love to read the book he co-wrote called "Emerging Churches"). Here's a quote from his blog post today called "Workplace Evangelism -- More of the Same in Emerging Churches?", where he attempts to answer the question from a friend "when the average emerging church person goes to work, do they do anything differently than your typical Christian?":
Because of an emphasis on Jesus and the kingdom, and the recognition that the sacred/secular split ought not exist, the perspective on workplace interaction changes dramatically (just as it does with the school, the neighborhood, the club, the pub, etc). Instead of a sole focus on individual evangelism with a possible invitation to church, the kingdom-minded person thinks within other categories. What would it look like if Jesus were here? What would it look like if the marginal voices here got a say in things?And again:
This is a proclamation of good news that knows no bounds between sacred and secular. Evangelism becomes an invitation for others to live in this redemptive way as well -- to embody servanthood, hospitality, and freedom in contexts that are anything but.Oh my gosh - I love this, I love the whole post - go read it! This inspires me, makes me want to understand ever more how to follow Jesus in my day-to-day life.
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