Articles

What are the characteristics of the missional church? Reflect on them biblically and comment on the implications for your missional context. (The Junction)

Introduction.

For the last fifteen hundred years the church has been at the centre of society and involved with the state. Today in a postmodern era there is a new emerging church rising from the midst of a irrelevant, dated church. It is grassroots and rough. It is being lead by mainly young people and it crosses denomination and organization.

by Randy Frazee (20001, Zondervan)

A summary

• Small groups can be numerically successful, and even multiply, but still not make disciples! Merely being a small group is not enough, though without small groups you cannot experience community. SO what‘s missing?

• Biblical community is the expression of the life of Christ on earth today! Places of effective community have a common purpose, a common place, and common possessions.

• Reality of our society: