▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Reg gie ▁Mc Ne al , ▁a ▁best ▁s elling ▁Christian ▁author , ▁released ▁a ▁book ▁detail ing ▁the ▁world - wide ▁rise ▁of ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁entitled , ▁" Miss ional ▁Commun ities : ▁The ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Post - C ong reg ational ▁Church ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁local ▁churches ▁choosing ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁transition ▁vary ▁largely ▁in ▁church ▁den om ination , ▁but ▁the ▁largest ▁percentage ▁currently ▁involved ▁with ▁this ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁are ▁Bapt ists , ▁Luther ans , ▁Assembly ▁of ▁God , ▁Naz ar ene , ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁Epis cop ali ans ▁and ▁non - den omin ational ▁churches . ▁ ▁More ▁broad ly ▁speaking , ▁even ▁the ▁term ▁Miss ional ▁Community ▁is ▁se eping ▁into ▁the ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁the ▁evangel ical ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁large - scale ▁conference ▁was ▁held ▁about ▁MC s . ▁Ver ge : ▁Miss ional ▁Community ▁Conference ▁happened ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁sold ▁out ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁conference . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ver ge ▁un ited ▁with ▁Ex pon ential , ▁the ▁largest ▁conference ▁for ▁church ▁plan ters , ▁where ▁the ▁theme ▁was , ▁“ Miss ional ▁Commun ities : ▁Disc over ing ▁Old ▁Tr uth s ▁in ▁New ▁Parad ig ms .” . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁emer