Links on Missional Church                  

Europe

Building Bridges of Hope
Dette britiske projekt præsenterer sig selv som en læringsproces for kirkerne i England, Skotland, Wales og Irland med det formål at finde ud af, hvilke måder at relatere til den lokale miljøer og grupper er mest effektive, når det gælder om for kirken at være i mission. Projektets hovedformål er "action-research for changing church in a changing world".

Emerging Church
Netværk med informationer om "Emerging Church" bevægelsen. "...the emerging church seeks to deconstruct and reconstruct Christianity as its mainly Western members live in a postmodern culture..." (Wikipedia).

EuroChurch
Eurochurch.net provides a platform for dialogue and sharing to facilitate unity and strength in the Church in Europe. In different shapes and forms Eurochurch.net has been serving the Church in Europe since 1981. We started as a group of Europeans who were interested in the growth of the church across the continent. We have since evolved into a network that spans Europe and our members come from a range of organisations and movements.


Fresh Expressions
"Fresh Expressions" er et initiativ taget af Church of England (ærkebiskopperne i Canterbury og York)  i 2004 for at opmuntre til - og skabe muligheder og resourcer for - mission gennem nye udtryk for kirke i hvert stift inden 2010 

Newbigin Net
Newbigin Net er et online forsknings-website, hvis mål er at give teologiske studerende og lærere en række redskaber til et dybtgående studium af Lesslie Newbigins tanker, inkl. missionsteologi, økumeni, og evangeliet og kulturen. Websitet indeholder en dynamisk database, som man kan søge på, ang. Newbigins liv og skrifter.  

Postmission.com
Postmission.com er et forum for mission i den postmoderne verden, især for Generation  Xere og Generation Millennium. Dette web-site indeholder relevante ressourcer og et debatforum.

The Gospel and Our Culture Network - UK
Dette netværk bygger på Lesslie Newbigins arbejde, siden han i 1974 vendte hjem til England efter 35 år som missionær i Indien og oplevede England som en udfordrende missionsmark. Dette website indeholder store mængder ressourcer.

The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity

America

Allelon - Companions of the Gospel
Allelon er et amerikansk initiativ, som i 1999 blev taget af fonden med samme navn for at være en resource for kirken mhp at udvikle kirken i missional retning. Websitet indeholder en række spændende resourcer, men for at få udbytte heraf må brugeren tilmelde sig Allelon, hvilket er gratis. 

Center for Parish Development
Dette center, hvis adresse netop er www.missionalchurch.org, er et økumenisk center i Chicago, USA, har som formål  "to help churches strive to become more faithful and effective missional communities that engage the culture with the gospel, liberate themselves from Christendom bondage, and equip themselves to discern and participate in God's redemptive mission."

Church Innovations
"Church Innovations is a non-profit organization devoted to renewing the Church’s focus on God’s mission in the world. Rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and wholly committed to following God’s leading for every congregation, we provide research and consulting tools, products and processes that increase your church’s capacities to experience God’s renewal and transformation." Lederen for instituttet, der ligger i tilknytning til Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, er Patrick Keifert. Også Craig Van Gelder er tilknyttet dette center.

Emerging Church
En gruppe medlemmeraf The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America ahar udviklet et spændende website, der fokuserer på "the emerging church", den kirke, som der er brug for i det 21. århundredes postmoderne kultur. "responding to the postmodern mission context is something that churches of all denominations are called to do to be theologically precise, there really is no such thing as a "postmodern church" so don't try and start one, but there are churches who are "learning the language" and are ministering effectively within the postmodern culture". 

Mennonite Church - Eastern Canada - Missional Church
Denne hjemmeside indeholder spændende teologiske og praktiske overvejelser om, hvad det vil sige at være en missional menighed.

Missional Leadership Institute
MLI er Dr. Alan Roxburghs institut for missionalt lederskab. Instituttets vision er "to accelerate the transformation of congregations and denominational systems towards missional engagement through the development of leaders. Our resources are directed toward assisting the church and church organizations to engage the new missional realities of western cultures"

NextReformation.com
Nextreformation.com er et website med mange artikler om missional-kirke relaterede emner, samt en weblog med relevante diskussioner om emnet.

Next-Wave Church and Culture
Drømmen er, "To bring together Christians from all walks of life, including pastors, church planters and leaders across denominational and national borders, who want to reach out to people in postmodern culture, and who understand that, in order to do so, significant changes need to be made in the way we run and organize our churches."

The Gospel & Our Culture Network - US
Det amerikanske Gospel and Our Culture Network er lige som det engelske stærkt inspireret af Lesslie Newbigins arbjede

X-Culture The Church and Canada in Our Time
"Xculture [cross-culture] aims to bring high-grade thinking, preparation and action together in an effort to further  the conversation about the church and culture in Canada while at the same time avoiding both a 'theory only' and 'practice without thought' approach." 

Willow Creek Community Church & Willow Creek Association
Willow Creek Community Church er en kirke i Chicago, hvis leder er Bill Hybels.


Others          

Missional International Church Network
"MICN is a group of leaders from international churches around the world who desire to dialogue together about how God is working in their settings. We organize learning experiences and coach missionally-minded leaders." Dette website indeholder mange interessante ressourcer og links.

www.ifesworld.org
International Fellowship of Evanglical Students, which is found in ovr 145 countries, helps students engage in missional activities at campuses.

Missional International Church Network
"MICN is a group of leaders from international churches around the world who desire to dialogue together about how God is working in their settings. We organize learning experiences and coach missionally-minded leaders." Dette website indeholder mange interessante ressourcer og links.