urban, rural, culture
Question tonight from a brother – So we assume that Canada is a monoculture?
Of course not — that is one reason why we must be sensitive to both space (social imaginary) and place.
Another question – why do we look to the UK and Australia – how do we know just how similar we are or if we are following in their path?
We don’t need to know this because we are not looking to copy their example per se – but rather learn from the way they have applied missional theology in similar circumstances. We still need to do our own theological work and then engage in our contexts. Our desire to skip to the action and application point only means that we are less likely to embrace a renewed theological vision of the church in mission… We have some unlearning to do before we move ahead, and if we fail to do that work we will remained mired in pragmatism.