“”OUR CHURCH IS A MISSION CENTRE NOT A PARISH. THE PARISH MODEL, (WHICH MANY OF US WERE TRAINED FOR,) ONLY WORKS IN SOCIETIES WHERE CHRISTENDOM PREVAILS. A MISSION CENTRE PRIORITISES THE NEEDS OF THE “NON-CHURCHED” WHILE HONOURING AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE EXISTING CONGREGATION.””

Rev Mark Chapman, minister of CLEVELAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH quoted in Hands On in an article entitled “Missional Hearts”

That’s how Andrew Ramsbottom (Scripture Union) starts his letter I received today. I copied the quote exactly how Andrew wrote it!