I found this on Ian Mobsby’s site: Dave Fitch – the Cultivate Talk on Missional Orders from Bill Kinnon on Vimeo. It’s a different (he says “very American”) approach to church planting. This is from an evangelical pastor. But it’s about living in a post Christian world, and the need to start with a community that can support you through the rough times, and the need to sink roots into your community and interact with those in need. And it’s about formation as a community that is empowered to do ministry together.
September 29, 2009
Missional Orders: A New “Monastic” Approach to Mission
Posted by johnmangels under Church | Tags: "Monastic" Church Planting, Bill Kinnon, Dave Fitch, Ian Mobsby |[2] Comments
The Sunset Juggler (formerly The Dragon's Mouth) 
October 1, 2009 at 7:14 am
I tend to think that there’s something to the missional order approach. If nothing else, we can look at the examples of the Jesuits who in small bands (community support and interaction) managed to convert massive populations. Or, if a less controversial example is needed, the small church plants of St. Paul. He was very interested in starting Christian communities and church-wide ministry.
October 1, 2009 at 1:11 pm
And it’s my sense that some of the emergent ministries I’m familiar with seem to be doing something similar …