Mission & Distinctives
“Helping birth and nurture the Missional Church”
We aim to achieve our mission:
- By creating environments where the missional imagination of God’s people is awakened, nurtured and developed
- By focusing on training for a distinctly pioneering type of ministry and leadership
- By stimulating a distinctive missional understanding and approach to church
- By coordinating an energetic network of pioneering leaders and practitioners focused on the task of mission
- By developing and operating internship style training in various population zones
- By offering ongoing support and consultations to partners
- By developing resources to help raise awareness of issues relating to missions-to-the-west
What are our distinctives:
- Holistic approach to mission
- Action learning approach to missional leadership development
- Culturally-appropriate mission methodology in all settings
- A grassroots movement ethos
- A diversity of approaches and models
- Intentionally networked structure
- Networked cross-denominational structures
- A passionate action-based spirituality
- Creativity, innovation and experimentation in all we do
- The priority of modeling for leadership and mission
- Coaching and Mentoring