In the search for new paradigms and models of mission, one cutting edge in the 1990s is local-global mission with emphasis placed on the hyphen. The primary mission agents today are the local congregation and the global church. Not only are the local-global players significant, but also the networking that goes on between them and the diverse challenges and barriers that we encounter in our community and world. It is essential to move beyond dichotomies and isolation to develop a symbiotic relationship between local and global and between sending and receiving.
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