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These developments as a whole defy easy definition, and yet some clarity of terms is necessary. I propose to work with a definition based on a summary version of the one offered by the Fresh Expressions team.4 New contextual churches are new Christian communities that are

 missional – in the sense that, through the Spirit, they are birthed by Christians mainly among people who do not normally attend church;

 contextual – they seek to fit the culture of the people they serve;

 formational – they aim to form disciples;

 ecclesial – they intend to become church for the people they reach in their contexts.