MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES

Life as a Christian is a journey and over the years different emphases and insights arise. Alpha has probably been one of the most significant, as we discovered the age old truth that it's good to sit down to talk and share food together. This practice had largely disappeared in the Church at large where folk in churches generally only met for worship services or other meetings. This was certainly my experience of Hilton when I first arrived. Over the past few years, one of the most promising insights for mission has centred around the experiences and the fruits of missional communities in Sheffield and then far beyond. Personally, I think this "newly discovered" insight is one of the most important developments in recent years. There is a lot of literature about it on the web, but I see that Mike Breen has just posted a summary on his blog. It's an amazing story. I spent a week seeing it in action in Sheffield several years ago, and last May several us spent 2 days with Mike Breen at a CLAN event in Stirling. Barry and Doda Dennis are now seeking to develop a new missional community in the Lighthouse, and we look forward to seeing how that emerges in the time ahead. If this interests you, Mike Breen is also going to be at CLAN this July, and will be teaching each day during the week.