In "Recovering the Purpose of the Church" by T. M. Moore he discusses three dominant movements: emerging, ancient-future and missional. He concludes with:
ONE OVERRIDING CONCERN
As Jesus indicated in Matthew 21:12 and 13, the overriding concern of the Church is toward the triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—not the present, the past, or the mission of the Church. The Church is the Body of which Christ is the Head. Her primary reason for being is to know and enjoy God, to love and glorify Him, follow wherever His Spirit leads, and embody the plans and desires of the Head of the Body, Jesus Christ.
The Church, in short, is a people called to prayer, to constant and deep communion with the living God, so that He may communicate His love, indicate His will, and empower obedience in those who thus worship Him at all times, in all situations. Let the commitment to prayer become the over-riding concern of all who are eager to cleanse and renew the temple of evangelicalism, and we will find a meeting ground where Jesus Himself will keep us on course and united in His love.
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