What does it mean to be a missional community of faith? There is much talk about what that is, what it looks like and how it works. Newbigin (one of the true forerunners of the current movement) identifies six characteristics of a missional community:
- It practices corporate praise, thanksgiving, gratitude, and grace;
- It declares truth that challenges the reigning plausibility structure
- It establishes relationships within a local neighborhood
- It encourages mutual service in the priesthood of all believers
- It expects mutual responsibility rather than individualism
- It nurtures hope and a re-imagined vision of the future
I love these.
What about you? If you were to make your own list, what would you include?
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