The following are links to various blog articles on the basics of missional communities. If you’re in a missional community, leading a missional community, or learning about missional communities, this page is for you!

Why Missional Communities?

1. A Theological Reason – The Community Apologetic
2. A Philosophical Reason – Discipleship in a Consumer Culture
3. A Pragmatic Reason – Reaching All of Our City

What is a Missional Community?

1. Other’s Definitions of Missional Community
2. A Vision for Missional Community
3. A Definition of Missional Community
4. On Mission with God
5. A Pocket of People
6. More Than a Bible Study

Practices of Healthy Missional Communities

1. An Overview of Missional Community Practices and a Story
2. Why We Need Different Kinds of Gatherings
3. The Family Meal
4. The Family Meal – Sharing a Meal
5. The Family Meal – What Do You Talk About?
6. The Family Meal – An Evening of Prayer
7. The Family Meal – Celebrating Communion
8. Life Transformation Groups
9. Implementing LTGs in a Small Group
10. A Third Place
11. Putting the Gatherings Together
12. Missional Communities in the Suburbs

Multiplying Missional Communities

1. Why multiply missional communities?
2. When you should multiply a missional community
3. When you should NOT multiply a missional community
4. How to multiply a missional community
5. Identifying a Mission

Missional Community Values

1. Why Values?
2. The Word
3. Prayer
4. Demonstrating the Kingdom
5. Declaring the Gospel

Helpful Books on Missional Communities

1. Books on Missional Communities
2. Theology that Informs Missional Communities
3. Philosophy of Missional Communities
4. Missional Community Practices

The Four Stages of Missional Community Formation

1. Community Group
2. Small Group
3. Team of Missionaries
4. Missionary Team
5. Data on Missional Community Development Over Time

How are Missional Communities Different?

1. Missional Community vs Bible Study
2. Missional Community vs Small Group
3. Missional Community vs Community Group