A Missional Church Model

Statistical evidence is clear; the Evangelical churches in NorthAmerica are in decline. There are many reasons for this decline, not least of which isthe reality that the North American Evangelical churches now exist in a post-Christendommilieu. A new ontology and a new praxis are needed to address this new reality. However,the model is perhaps not new, but merely a return to the intended purpose for the churchsince its inception in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago. This article explores afourfold missional model for the North American church moving from liminality throughcommunitas and emergence to mission