Craig Van Gelder takes a group of church leaders through a session of  mapping and understanding the missional context in the US.  This historical framing gives leaders a rich understanding of American denominational church life and congregational life cycles.

Last week I was in Orlando, FL speaking the Minister’s Conference of the American Baptist Churches - USA. The theme of the event was Journey to a New Land. This theme suggests some of the questions we were dealing with together in Orlando in terms of this great ‘unravelling’ of church life.

• How do we function in disruptive new spaces?
• What do pastors and denominational leaders do in this strange, disorienting new space into which the Spirit has brought us?

Paul Clark from Pavillion Christian Community tells the story of how his church community joined with God in a unique story of community life and engagement.