What is missional

On p. 20 of Dan Kimball's book They Like Jesus But Not The Church, he says:

To be missional is more than just to evangelize. Here are some ways of thinking of this term as the underlying philosophy of this book:

• Being missional means that the church sees itself as being missionaries, rather than having a missions department, and that we see ourselves as missionaries right where we live.
• Being missional means that we see ourselves as representatives of Jesus "sent" into our communities, and that the church aligns everything it does with the missio dei (mission of God).
• Being missional means we see the church not as a place we go only on Sunday, but as something we are throughout the week.
• Being missional means that we understand we don't "bring Jesus" to people but that we realize Jesus is active in culture and we join him in what he is doing.
• Being missional means we are very much in the world and engaged in culture but we are not conforming to the world.
• Being missional means we serve our communities, and that we build relationships with the people in them, rather than seeing them as evangelistic targets.
• Being missional means being all the more dependent on Jesus and the Spirit through prayer, the Scriptures, adn each other in community.

Ah, yes, I think this is pretty good. Whether you like the term "missional" or not... I think this is simply being "the church."