This document outlines 8 strategic narrative shifts for effective 21st century missions from a 20th century approach: from emotive to informed, closed denominational to open Kingdom, North to South to cooperative, unilateral to specialist, generalist to outcome-based, output-based to cultural, and individualistic to cultural narrative. It encourages understanding these shifts, determining where your church stands now versus the 20th century, and drafting a mission blueprint covering purpose, people, and popularizing for the 21st century.

1. 8 Strategic Narrative Shifts for
Effective 21st Century Missions
Chad Causey
Vice President of Global Ministries

2. From an emotive narrative…
…to an informed narrative

3. From a closed denominational…
…to an open Kingdom narrative

4. …to a “from all to all” narrative
From a “North to South” narrative…

5. …to a cooperative narrative
From a unilateral narrative…

6. …to a specialist narrative
From a generalist narrative…

7. …to an outcome-based narrative
From an output-based…

8. …to a cultural narrative
From a strictly individualistic narrative…

9. Responding to the shifts
Understand Them
Understand Yourself

10. Determine where you are
21st Century
20th Century

11. Draft your church’s mission blueprint
»Purpose
»People
»Popularizing

12. Go deeper
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