We listed our house a couple of weeks ago in preparation for the move to the big city of Austin, but the reality of waiting and wondering has begun. Will anybody buy the house? Will we get what we need for it? Is this the right thing to do for the family? Lots and lots of questions, and one of the areas I’ve been questioning is the possibility of missional work in the suburbs. It’s not a compelling idea to me, but it may be where we’re meant to be and so I’ve started preparing for that eventuality. Today I stumbled across a guy committed to the suburbs and he’s written a good article on the subject here. Let me know what you think…
shalom
I’ve just stumbled across your place, so I don’t know what area of Austin you’ll be moving into. But I do believe that most North American Christians believe they’re called to the suburbs. Some believe they’re called to the rich gated communities. I happen to think the majority of them are wrong. To choose to live where most won’t… among the poor and marginalized… that’s where its at.
I agree that we’ve somehow co-opted western ideas of individualism, and consumerism at the expense of discipleship. I know Christ is in the suburbs, but sometimes he’s hard to find.