Churches for the Sake of Others

Missional Initiatives

Missional initiatives are small Christian communities that grow up in everyday places, among people who don’t usually go to church. They start with friendship and service, not a Sunday service. Leaders, lay or ordained, reach out to others in the places they already spend their lives. As trust grows, faith is shared naturally, and a small community of Christians forms right where people are.

Same Faith, Different Shape

How is a missional initiative different from a church?

THE FAMILIAR

Churches

Centered on Sunday worship

Designed for anyone to walk in

Usually gather in a church space

The everyday

Missional initiatives

Centered on a specific mission or people

Shaped around a community and its needs

Meet in prisons, homes, retreat houses and neighborhoods

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Where It’s Happening

Explore our missional initiatives

Nashville, TN

Hope on the Inside

Worship and spiritual community for incarcerated men in Nashville, and support after release.

Tulsa, OK

Sabbath Life

A contemplative retreat house and weekly Eucharist community for weary leaders in Tulsa, OK.

Dallas, TX

Life Anglican

A recovery community for men seeking sexual integrity, and for their families, in Dallas.

Double Oak, TX

Trinity Lakeside Abbey

A small contemplative community offering rest and retreat for the weary in Double Oak, TX.

Merced, CA

Micah Project

Serving UC Merced students, foster and adoptive families, and neighbors in Merced, CA.

Canton, OH

Canton Abbey

A network of local leaders cultivating hospitality and spiritual renewal across Canton, OH.

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Called to start a missional initiative?

Many missional initiatives begin when someone notices a need in a place they already know well. If that’s you, we’d love to talk.