Missional Theology Rooted in the Godhead

A missional theology should be rooted to the Trinity. Mission is woven into the character and nature of God himself. Within the trinity, we see that God sent his son, (cf John 3:16). The Father and the son send the spirit, (cf. John 14, and Acts 2). Finally we see that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit send us his people to proclaim the message of the kingdom.

This kind of theological understanding of who God is and who we are as "sent people" should empower us to be missional minded. As Dr. Young (President of Denver Seminary) once said, "To have eternal life is to be a missional believer." This is a paraphrase of his statement but it's getting the point across that there is a mandate for all People, In all places, In all times! This is not only a NT reality found in the Great Comission (rf. Mt 28). but also a reality of the OT as well (rf. Isa 66).

Because the gospel is literally the power of life (cf. I Cor. 1). There is responsibility to share this message with others. Mission is the central expression of the Godhead. God sent the son,

In every city, and community around the world. We should see ourselves as the "sent people" of God no matter what field we are in. In Dallas or Dublin, we are missionaries, destined to declare and demonstrate God's righteousness to the world around us. This is missional Theology.

The Local Church Is And Is Not.

The Church is...not "Where two or three are gathered." I am sorry that scripture reference is not a good proof text for the local church. One must look to the word usage of church and discover that "church" means an assembly or a gathering, not simply a hang time with your buddy Ted! Furthermore the church has a function and specific practices that make this group of people, set apart as God's bride, a local church. Here are four fundamentals of the local church.


1.) Profession: Professing believers must be present. Pagans don't make up the church.
2.) Ordinances: Baptism, communion are a normal practice of the local church.
3.) Preaching: There is no church apart from the proclamation of gospel. The New Testament describes the church as being led by gifted people set apart for the ministry of the word.
4.) Organization: Organized for ministry: is part of the local church (Ac 14:23). So hanging with Ted at the pub doesn't count. An informal gathering of believers is considered fellowship and is good, but it's not the local church. There are gifted leaders, that help serve the congregation, empowering people. There is purpose for doing God’s will. People are organized and encouraged to be open and available for ministry to all age groups in all parts of the world.

Therefore, I would define it as "An assembly of professing Christians gathered together for the preaching of the gospel in organized way to practice church ordinances and minister to others."

Recruiting Missional Community Leaders

Our vision is to empower leaders to establish missional communities in Apartments, homes and secular spaces.

Our first step is to partner with Apartment Life to establish 5 families to serve as Cares Teams to various Apartments in the city.

Will you consider joining our team? Just visit www.caresteam.org to see the details on how this works.

Vision: Love One. Love All

Bob Marley echoes what Jesus pointed out as the most two important truths in all of scripture. I am so refreshed with Jesus teaching. In fact, I believe we we need not only look to the pastoral epistles to form our ecclesiology, but the gospels as well!

At Imago Dei Community Church our vision comes from Jesus' simple and profound statement to "Love one and to Love All." He is the Head of the Church.

LOVE ONE.When Jesus was asked to name the greatest commandment, He replied that God is one, and is to be loved with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. We believe this is the ultimate priority of every person, to discover and foster an exclusive love relationship with God. (Deut 6:5, Joshua 22.5, Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27)

LOVE ALL. Jesus continued his answer by saying that the second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor. We interpret this to mean everyone; that dignity and worth transcend beliefs, lifestyles and demographics. (Matthew 22:38, Luke 10:25-37)