▁groups ▁work ▁as ▁places ▁of ▁support , ▁challenge ▁and ▁clos eness , ▁as ▁the ▁wider ▁MC ▁gather ing ▁is ▁too ▁large ▁for ▁general ▁sharing ▁of ▁prayer ▁requests ▁and ▁the ▁like . ▁MC s ▁will ▁also ▁gather ▁period ically ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁church ▁body ▁for ▁what ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁C ele br ation ▁Service . ▁This ▁usually ▁involves ▁a ▁time ▁for ▁corpor ate ▁worship , ▁teaching , ▁stories ▁and ▁re - en vision ing ▁the ▁wider ▁community . ▁The ▁larger ▁church ▁body ▁determ ines ▁the ▁frequency ▁of ▁these ▁C ele br ation ▁Services , ▁r anging ▁from ▁every ▁week ▁to ▁once ▁a ▁month . ▁In ▁an ▁existing ▁church , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁plant , ▁regular ▁Sunday ▁services ▁often ▁perform ▁this ▁function , ▁show c asing ▁and ▁celebr ating ▁what ▁is ▁going ▁on ▁across ▁that ▁particular ▁church ▁in ▁their ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities . ▁ ▁More ▁often ▁than ▁not , ▁when ▁Miss ional ▁Commun ities ▁reach ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁ 3 0 – 4 0 ▁people ▁they ▁begin ▁to ▁intention ally ▁work ▁on ▁starting ▁a ▁new ▁MC . ▁As ▁before , ▁any ▁new ▁MC ▁is ▁driven ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁account able ▁leaders ▁who ▁have ▁sought ▁God ▁for ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁specific ▁mission ▁vision . ▁This ▁could ▁mean ▁sending ▁out ▁two ▁leaders ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁new ▁community , ▁maybe ▁a ▁Small ▁Group ▁is ▁sent ▁out ▁en ▁mas se , ▁or ▁even ▁half ▁the ▁group ▁stays ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁MC ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁begins ▁a ▁new ▁community . ▁However ▁the