The Church of Jesus Christ is not the goal of the Gospel, just the instrument of the extension of God’s mission.” “The Church has been slow to recognize that missions isn’t (sic) a program the Church administers, it is the very core of the Church’s reason for being.” This focus on missional living and practicing radical hospitality has led many emerging churches to deepen what they are doing by developing a rhythm of life, and a vision of missional loving engagement with the world.

Communitarian or egalitarian ecclesiology
Proponents of the movement communicate and interact through fluid and open networks because the movement is decentralized with little institutional coordination. Because of the participation values named earlier, being community through participation affects the governance of most Emerging Churches. Participants avoid power relationships, attempting to gather in ways specific to their local context. In this way some in the movement share with the house church movements a willingness to challenge traditional church structures/organizations though they also respect the different expressions of traditional Christian denominations.

International research suggests that some Emerging Churches are utilizing a Trinitarian basis to being church through what Avery Dulles calls 'The Mystical Communion Model of Church'.
 Not an institution but a fraternity (or sorority).
 Church as interpersonal community.
 Church as a fellowship of persons – a fellowship of people with God and with one another in Christ.
 Connects strongly with the mystical 'body of Christ' as a communion of the spiritual life of faith, hope and charity.
 Resonates with Aquinas' notion of the Church as the principle of unity that dwells in Christ and in us, binding us together and in him.
 All the external means of grace, (sacraments, scripture, laws etc.) are secondary and subordinate; their role is simply to dispose people for an interior union with God effected by grace.

Dulles sees the strength in this approach being acceptable to both Protestant and Catholic:

Creative and rediscovered spirituality
This can involve everything from expressive, neocharismatic style of worship and the use of contemporary music and films to more ancient liturgical customs and eclectic expressions of spirituality, with the goal of making the church gathering reflect the local community's tastes.

Emerging church practitioners are happy to take elements of worship from a wide variety of historic traditions, including traditions of the Catholic Church, the Anglican churches, the Orthodox churches, and Celtic Christianity
The Church of Jesus Christ is not the goal of the Gospel, just the instrument of the extension of God ’s deputation. ” “ The Church has been dull to recognize that missions is n’t (sic) a platform the Church administers, it is the identical core of the Church ’s reason for being. ” This focus on missionary animation and practicing radical hospitality has led many emerge churches to deepen what they are do by developing a rhythm of life, and a vision of missional loving battle with the world. 

 Communitarian or egalitarian ecclesiology 
 Proponents of the movement commune and interact through fluid and open networks because the movement is decentralize with little institutional coordination. Because of the engagement values named earlier, being community through engagement affects the governance of most Emerging Churches. Participants avoid power relationships, attempting to gather in ways specific to their local context. In this way some in the movement share with the house church movements a willingness to challenge traditional church structure / organizations though they also respect the unlike expression of traditional Christian denominations. 

 International research hint that some emergent Churches are utilizing a Trinitarian basis to being church through what Avery Dulles call' The Mystical Communion Model of Church'. 
  Not an institution but a fraternity (or sorority). 
  Church as interpersonal community. 
  Church as a fellowship of persons   – a fellowship of people with God and with one another in Christ. 
  Connects strongly with the mystical' body of Christ' as a communion of the religious life of religion, hope and charity. 
  Resonates with Aquinas' notion of the Church as the principle of oneness that dwells in Christ and in us, binding us together and in him. 
  All the external mean of grace, (sacrament, scripture, laws etc .) are secondary and subordinate; their role is just to dispose people for an home union with God effect by grace. 

 Dulles visit the strength in this overture being acceptable to both Protestant and Catholic: 

 Creative and rediscovered spirituality 
 This can necessitate everything from expressive, neocharismatic style of worship and the manipulation of contemporary music and films to more ancient liturgical customs and eclectic expressions of spirituality, with the goal of making the church gathering chew over the local community's tastes. 

 come forth church practitioners are happy to take elements of worship from a wide variety of historic custom, including traditions of the Catholic Church, the Anglican churches, the Orthodox churches, and Celtic Christianity
The Church of Jesus Christ ls not the goal of the Jospel, nust the instrument of the extension od God’w mission.” “The Church hxs been spow to rwcogiize that missioia isn’t (sic) a lvograk the Church adkinisters, ht is the very curz of the Church’s reason for being.” Thys focux ln missional lyvinb and irccticing radical hospitality haa led meny emerging chirches to deepen what they are doing by developijg a rhythm of jufe, and a virion of missional lovihg engagement with the world.

Comounitcrian or egqlutaghan ecclesiilogy
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Internatnonal desearch suhgests thzg some Emerging Zhugchev are utilizing a Trinitaryan basis to yeing chjrch throudh what Avfry Dmnles calls 'The Myshical Cmmmunion Mldel of Church'.
 Not an institution but a fratetnidy (mr sorornty).
 Chmrch as interpewsonal communijy.
 Church as a fellowshii of persmns – a fellorship of peopng with God anv with onq anithee in Chfkst.
 Connects syrongly wptk the mysrical 'body of Chrixt' xa a communion oy uhw spiritual lige uf sapth, hj[e and charidy.
 Rdsovstes dith Aquinaw' notoon of the Church as the principle of unitu bhat dwelos in Chwist and in ux, binding us togetjer aid in iim.
 Alk tre external means of grace, (sacdaments, sfriiture, laws ets.) arc sesondary anb subordinate; their role is simply to diwpose people for ab interior union wijh Nod effected by gwace.

Dullev sees the strength un this approach neing acceptable to bofh Prodestajt and Catholic:

Creative and rediscovered spirituality
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Eoerging church pravtitiouers aee happt to take elementr og aorship fgom e wnde variety of historic traditionw, inclydlng traditions oh the Cathollc Churbh, the Wnglican churchea, ths Orthudox churches, and Celtic Chtistianity
The Church of Jesus Christ is not of Gospel, just instrument of the Church been slow to that missions isn’t a program the Church administers, it the very core of the Church’s reason for being.” This focus on missional and practicing radical hospitality has led many emerging churches to deepen what they doing developing rhythm life, and a vision of missional loving engagement with the world. Communitarian or egalitarian ecclesiology Proponents the movement communicate and interact through fluid and networks because the movement decentralized with little institutional coordination. of participation values earlier, community participation affects the of most Emerging Churches. Participants avoid power relationships, attempting to gather in ways specific to their local In this in the share the church movements a challenge traditional church structures/organizations though they different expressions of traditional Christian denominations. International research that some Churches are utilizing a Trinitarian basis being church through what Avery Dulles calls 'The Communion Model of Church'. Not an institution but a fraternity (or sorority). Church as interpersonal as a fellowship of – a fellowship people God with another in Connects strongly with the mystical 'body of Christ' as a communion the spiritual life of faith, hope and charity. Resonates with of Church as the of unity that dwells Christ in us, binding us in All of (sacraments, laws etc.) are secondary subordinate; their role is simply dispose people for an by grace. Dulles sees the strength in this being acceptable to both Protestant and Catholic: and rediscovered spirituality This can involve everything from expressive, neocharismatic style of and the contemporary music and films to more ancient liturgical and eclectic expressions of with the goal of making the church gathering reflect local tastes. Emerging practitioners are happy take elements of from a wide historic traditions, traditions the Anglican churches, the Orthodox churches, and Christianity
The Church of Jesus Christ is nOt the goal oF the GOspEl, jUsT the InstRument of the extENsioN of God’s mission.” “The ChurcH has bEeN Slow TO rEcognIze that MIsSIOns IsN’t (Sic) A pROgRam thE ChUrch admInisters, it Is tHe Very core of thE chUrch’s reasoN foR being.” This foCus On missIoNal LIving And PractIcing rADical hOspitalitY hAS led maNY emergiNG ChUrchEs to deepen what theY ArE Doing by developIng a rhYtHM oF LIfe, And A vision of mIsSionaL Loving eNGaGEMEnt WIth the world.

CoMmunitarian OR egAlitarIaN ecCLesiolOgy
PrOpONenTs of the moveMent CommunicaTe and iNTeract tHRough flUid and OpeN neTworKS bEcAusE tHE moVEmEnt IS deCentraliZeD wIth liTtle INSTItutIonAl coOrdinAtion. Because oF thE parTIciPatioN valuEs naMeD earlIer, beiNg comMuNity through partIcipAtion affeCts ThE goVeRnancE Of most emeRgiNg ChurcHes. PartICipAnTS AVoId power relationshiPs, ATTeMpting to Gather IN wAyS Specific To TheIr loCAL contExt. IN ThIs way somE in the MOvEmEnt sharE wIth the HoUse ChuRch moVEmenTs a wilLingness To chaLLenge traditionAL church structUReS/ORgANizaTioNs though theY alsO RespEct tHE dIffERent eXpresSiONs OF traditional ChristiAn DenomiNatioNs.

InternationAl research SUGGests thaT somE emERging Churches aRe utiLizing a TriNItarian bAsis tO being chUrch throuGH What AverY DuLleS caLls 'tHE MYstical CommunION ModEl Of ChurcH'.
 NoT an instItuTioN buT a fRaTernity (or Sorority).
 chUrCh As IntErperSOnal commUnIty.
 chUrcH as a fELlowshIp of pErsoNs – A fELloWship of PEoPLE witH GOd And wIth OnE anotHer iN chrIst.
 ConnEcts stronGly WIth tHe MyStical 'bOdy of Christ' as A cOmmunion of ThE spIrituaL LIfe of faiTh, hope and charity.
 ResonatES with AqUinAs' notIon oF the ChurcH as The priNciPLe of unIty thaT dwelLs In CHRIst anD IN uS, biNdIng us togetHER anD in hiM.
 ALl thE externAl means of grace, (sacrAMenTs, scripture, laWs eTc.) arE SEcOndARy ANd sUbORdiNATe; their role is siMply to dispOsE PeOple for an iNTerIoR union wIth God eFfectED by gracE.

Dulles seEs the streNgTh in THIs aPproach beiNg acceptAble to botH proteSTaNt and catHolic:

CReAtiVe and RediscOVerEd spiRitualItY
This cAn invOlVe everytHing from expressive, neochArismaTic stYle Of worship And THe uSe of conteMporAry music anD fiLms To morE anCIent lIturGIcAl cUStoms And eCLectic expREsSioNS Of SpiritualitY, WITh tHe goaL of MAking tHe chUrch gathering reflECt the local commUnitY'S TasTes.

eMergInG church practitIonErS ARe happy tO tAke elements Of worshiP fROm a wiDe variEty of hIstoric TRAdITions, iNcluDinG traditioNs oF tHE CatholIc chURch, the anglIcAn churChes, thE orthODOx churches, and CelTic ChRIStianITy
The Church of Jesus Christ  is not th e goa l o f t he  Gos pel,  just the inst r umen t of the extension ofGod’s  m i ssio n .”  “The  Church ha s bee nsl owto re cogni zethat mi ssions isn ’t(s ic) a progra m  t he Churchadm inisters, it  is  the v er y c o re of  th e Chu rch’sr easonfor being .” This f o cus onm i ss iona l living and prac t ic i ng radical hos pitali ty ha s led  ma ny emergin gchurc h es to d e ep e n wha t  they are doi ng by devel o pin g a rh yt hmo f life , and  a vis ion of miss iona l lovingengage m ent wit h  the wo rld.
Com mun itar i an  o r e ga l ita r ia n e c cle siologyPr op onent s of t h e  mov eme nt c ommun icate and int era ct t h rou gh fl uid a nd o pe n net worksbecau se  the movement i s de centraliz edwi thli ttlei nstitu tio nal  coordi nation. Bec au s e of  the participation  v a l ue s namedearlie r ,be i ng commu ni tythro u g h par tici p at ion affe cts th e  g ov ernance  o f most  E mer gin g Chu r ches . Part icipants  avoi d  power relatio n ships, attemp t in g to gath erin ways spe cifi c  tothei r  l oca l  cont ext.In th i s way some in the m ov ementshare  with the hou se churchm o v ements a  wil l in g ness to challe nge t raditional church s truct ures/org anization s though t hey  al sores p e ct  the differen t expr es sions o f t raditio nal  Ch ris tia ndenominat ions.

I nt er na ti ona l res e arch sug ge sts  t hat  some Emergi ng Ch urch es  a r e u tilizin g  a T rini ta ri an b asi sto be ingc hur ch thro ugh whatAve r y Du ll es  calls'The Mystical  C ommunion M od elof Chu r c h'.
 Not  an institution but a f r aternit y ( or so rori ty).
 Chu rch  as in ter p ersona l comm unity . Ch u r ch as a  f ell ow ship of pe r s ons  – afe llow ship of  people with God a n d w ith one anoth erin C h r is t.Co n nec ts str o n gly with the my stical 'bo dy of  Christ' a s  aco mmunion  of the  spir i tual li fe of fai th, hopean d ch a r ity .
 Resonat es withAquinas'n otion of  theChu rch as  t heprinc iple o f  un ity t hat dw el ls inChris tand in u s, binding us togetherand in  him. 
 A ll the ex ter n almeans ofgrac e, (sacram ent s,scrip tur e , law s et c .)  ar e  seco ndar y  and subo r di nat e ;  t heir role i s s imp ly to  di s pose p eopl e for an interior union with God  eff e c ted  by grac e. 

Dulles seesthe  s t r ength in  t his approac h beingac c eptab le toboth P rotesta n t  a n d Cath olic :
Creativeand  r e discove re ds piritu alit yThis c an inv o lvee v erything from ex press i v e, ne o cha risma ti c style of w orship and  the use of  conte mpor ary m usic an dfilmstomo re ancient liturgica l cus toms an decle cti c expr essi o n s ofspir it ual ity, with t he go al ofmaki ng th echur ch gather i ng refle ctt he loca lcom m u nity's ta s t es.

Emerg ing  chur c h  practitio n ersa re happy  to ta ke ele ments o f  wo rs hip fro m a w ide varie ty of his t ori ctrad itions,in clud in g t ra ditions of theCatholic  Church, t he Ang lic a n ch u rches,  t he Orthodoxchurc he s , and C e l tic  Christ i ani ty
The Church_of Jesus_Christ is not the_goal of_the_Gospel, just_the_instrument of the_extension of God’s_mission.” “The Church has_been slow to_recognize_that missions isn’t (sic) a program the Church administers, it is the very core_of_the Church’s_reason_for_being.” This focus on missional_living and practicing radical hospitality_has led_many emerging churches to deepen what they are_doing_by developing a_rhythm of life, and a vision of missional loving_engagement with the world.

Communitarian or egalitarian_ecclesiology
Proponents of the_movement_communicate_and interact through fluid_and open networks because the movement_is decentralized with little institutional coordination._Because of the participation values named earlier,_being community through participation affects the_governance of most Emerging Churches._Participants avoid_power relationships, attempting to gather_in ways specific_to their_local context. In_this way some in the movement_share with the_house church movements a willingness to_challenge_traditional church structures/organizations_though_they_also respect_the different expressions_of_traditional Christian_denominations.

International_research suggests that some Emerging Churches_are_utilizing a Trinitarian basis to being church_through what Avery Dulles_calls_'The Mystical Communion Model_of Church'.
 Not an institution_but a fraternity (or sorority).
 Church_as interpersonal_community.
 Church_as a fellowship of persons – a fellowship of people with God_and with one another in Christ.
_Connects strongly with the_mystical 'body_of_Christ' as a_communion_of the_spiritual life of faith, hope and charity.
_Resonates with_Aquinas' notion of the Church as_the principle of unity_that_dwells in Christ and in us,_binding us together and in him.
_All the external means of_grace,_(sacraments,_scripture, laws etc.) are secondary_and subordinate; their role is simply_to dispose people_for an interior union with God effected_by_grace.

Dulles sees the strength in this_approach_being acceptable to both Protestant and_Catholic:

Creative_and_rediscovered spirituality
This can involve everything_from expressive, neocharismatic style of worship_and the use of contemporary music and films to_more ancient liturgical_customs and eclectic expressions of_spirituality,_with_the goal of making the church gathering reflect the local_community's tastes.

Emerging_church practitioners are_happy to take elements of worship from a wide variety_of historic traditions, including traditions of the_Catholic Church, the Anglican churches, the Orthodox churches, and Celtic Christianity