Some excellent quotes from Darrel Guder’s book “Missional Church“:
n “[C]ulture is not a monolithic stationary entity that Christians should reject, accommodate, or even transform as a whole; it is, instead, a dynamic process with which Christians should interact in a critical, discriminating, and constructive manner.”
n “The practice of hospitality is to cultivate communities of peace that intentionally structure themselves as safe and fearless spaces in the face of the despair and hostility of the world.”
n “[M]issional communities are called to be peacemakers – reconciled and reconciling communities – making God’s peace visible through the quality of their life and ministry as model and invitation.”
n “[Missional communities] transform hostility and fear by creating safe spaces that welcome and honor the stranger.”