The Particular Community
“A particular community’s purpose is to hear and translate the gospel in its specific setting so that the witness to Jesus Christ takes place. To us an image developed by Lesslie Newbigin, the particular mission community is always involved in the discipline of becoming culturally bilingual, learning the language of faith and how to translate its story into the language of its context, so that others may be drawn to become followers of Jesus.”
Many communities are working to do just this. This is evidenced by the emphasis on mission statements and goal development.