▁than ▁a ▁larger ▁worship ▁service ▁or ▁small ▁group . ▁In ▁ess ence , ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁becomes ▁a ▁close - kn it ▁spiritual ▁family ▁on ▁mission ▁together . ▁ ▁General ▁characteristics ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁( MC s ) ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁flexible , ▁local ▁expression ▁of ▁church , ▁not ▁dependent ▁on ▁typical ▁church ▁buildings ▁or ▁church ▁services . ▁MC s ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁“ small ▁enough ▁to ▁care ▁but ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁dare .” ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁may ▁be ▁called ▁by ▁other ▁names , ▁such ▁as ▁Cl ust ers , ▁Go ▁Commun ities , ▁Inc arn ational ▁Commun ities , ▁or ▁Mission ▁Sh aped ▁Commun ities . ▁MC s ▁are ▁primarily ▁led ▁by ▁la ity ▁and ▁are ▁“ light weight ▁and ▁low ▁maintenance ” ▁and ▁most ▁often ▁meet ▁ 3 – 4 ▁times ▁a ▁month ▁in ▁their ▁miss ional ▁context . ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁place ▁a ▁strong ▁value ▁on ▁life ▁together , ▁with ▁the ▁expressed ▁intention ▁of ▁seeing ▁those ▁they ▁impact ▁choose ▁to ▁start ▁following ▁Jesus . ▁ ▁With ▁this ▁focus , ▁a ▁Miss ional ▁Community ▁will ▁often ▁grow ▁and ▁multiply ▁into ▁other ▁MC s . ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁are ▁most ▁often ▁network ed ▁within ▁a ▁larger ▁church ▁community , ▁often ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities . ▁ ▁An ▁MC ▁has ▁leaders ▁who , ▁through ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁disc ern ment , ▁decide ▁their ▁mission ▁vision ▁and ▁then ▁inv ite ▁people ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁reaching ▁that ▁particular ▁context . ▁The ▁leaders ▁of