As a follower of Jesus serving the Lord as a pastor-theologian, I have come to love the intersection between the Spirit, the Church, and the Missio Dei. Wrapped up in the divine plan of the Trinity we find that the Father sent the Son who sent the Spirit who sends us into the world around us for the sake of God’s great mission.

In the Vineyard, as Ele Mumford noted at the 2015 Global Conference, our favorite prayer is “Come Holy Spirit.” We long for the Spirit’s presence and power because when we believe that God’s presence is the key to effective ecclesiology which, in turn, brings about effective mission. [Read more…]