typically felt more intensely and for a longer duration by those left behind than by those who move away. The people who start the new church are moving forward so the conflict recedes more quickly from their awareness. In almost every case, no matter how it begins, a new church has the qualities of a movement. A new church is riveted on reaching new people, focuses more on outsiders than on its own needs, often seems chaotic and (in an appealing way) a little out of control. A new church makes decisions