Rooted in Christ
We walk prayerfully, seeking God's guidance. We place great importance on a personal relationship with Jesus and want to be attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit.
We are a group of people from the Lutheran Church who believe that the gospel has the power to reach people today. We long to build relationships with people who have no connection to the church. We want to share their lives and bring them the gospel in ways they can understand.
Our vision is to start, support and connect missional communities that are a clear and courageous expression of the gospel for people today.
A missional community is a group of followers of Jesus (typically 15–50 people) who intentionally gather around a shared desire to serve and proclaim the gospel.
Through a shared Christian life, they reach people with little or no connection to the church and create a fresh local expression of church that becomes a spiritual home.
We understand a missional community as a possible step toward planting a new local church.
New Wineskins is neither a programme nor a methodology. It is a community of people who want to encourage one another, learn together and seek new ways for the gospel.
We walk prayerfully, seeking God's guidance. We place great importance on a personal relationship with Jesus and want to be attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit.
We have open and honest conversations, even when we disagree. We respect different callings, ministries, rhythms and contexts of service.
We learn from one another. We want to have the courage to try new things, make mistakes and grow through our own experience.
We want to focus on people outside the church. Less inviting people in and more going out to meet them. We see missional communities as a natural part of the life and ministry of the church.
We support existing churches and their revitalization. We honour everyone who serves across the broad life of the church. We do not want to compare ourselves, compete or create an “us and them” division.
We want to work in ways that are useful to others as well. The growth of the church and mission is our shared success, always for the glory of Jesus Christ.
Every place is unique. In some places a missional community is already active; elsewhere, people are gathering and seeking their next steps. These are not finished models—quite the opposite. They are places of learning, questions and experience that we can draw from. Perhaps your place belongs on this map too. Let us know about it.
A wonderful community of diverse people who share life, support one another and seek ways to bring the hope of Jesus Christ to others.
A group of people seeking ways to shape a missional community into a home for people with no connection to the church.
A small prayer group that meets in a pizzeria and longs to be an open space for new people.
The Prístav missional community has been active for four years and continues to seek missional ways to reach university students and young families in Trnava.
A precious group of people serving God's Kingdom, living with a desire to reach people in Veľký Slavkov with the gospel.
The initiative is led by a growing group of people. If you would like to know more, feel free to contact any of us.
Bytča
Trnava
Košice
Košice
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