pat loughery

In recent years there has been new interest in what many are calling ‘missional church’ – that is, church whose structure is aimed more at being sent into our communities than a structure aimed at attracting people in from outside its doors.

Without a doubt, the godfather in this movment came generations before with Church of the Saviour in Washington, DC.  I was blessed to visit one of the parts of this church, the Servant Leadership School, a couple of years ago and it was deeply impacting on me.

Today via Eliacin I saw this story, that the Church of the Savior is going through a huge transition, as founder Gordon Cosby, nearing 90, preached his last sermon and the church is considering dying to its former (already countercultural) expression, and existing as something else.

I cannot highly enough recommend the work of Church of the Saviour through sixty years of ministry.  The below article tells where they find themselves today.

Activist D.C. Church Embraces Transition in Name of Its Mission – washingtonpost.com.