▁the ▁MC ▁are ▁held ▁account able ▁by ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁greater ▁church ▁community , ▁both ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁do ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁do ▁it ▁( i . e ., ▁character ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁task ). ▁“ L ow ▁control , ▁high ▁account ability ” ▁is ▁one ▁way ▁to ▁describe ▁relationships ▁between ▁the ▁Miss ional ▁Community ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁body ▁and ▁leadership . ▁Alex ▁Abs alom ▁describes ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁a ▁miss ional ▁community ▁in ▁this ▁way : ▁ ▁Since ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁are ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁led ▁by ▁la ity , ▁running ▁the ▁community ▁can ▁be ▁spread ▁throughout ▁the ▁group ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁doesn ' t ▁make ▁a ▁few ▁leaders ▁do ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁work . ▁This ▁sharing ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁ing red ient ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁benefits ▁of ▁these ▁mid - s ized ▁groups . ▁People ▁don ' t ▁approach ▁it ▁as ▁consum ers ▁but ▁as ▁participants . ▁While ▁some ▁MC s ▁meet ▁in ▁homes , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁un common ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁meet ▁in ▁the ▁particular ▁mission ▁context ▁they ▁are ▁reaching ▁into . ▁( For ▁instance , ▁a ▁MC ▁reaching ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁hom eless ▁would ▁meet ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁with ▁the ▁hom eless ▁rather ▁than ▁trying ▁to ▁bus ▁them ▁to ▁another ▁location .) ▁ ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁often ▁have ▁small ▁groups ▁within ▁the ▁larger ▁body , ▁with ▁small - group ▁leaders ▁being ▁held ▁account able ▁by ▁the ▁Miss ional ▁Community ▁Le aders . ▁The ▁small