They will be EPIC churches. EPIC churches are beyond traditional, modern churches. They are also beyond seeker-oriented, contemporary churches. One of the toughest elements of this new church multiplication movement is that a key to the movement is grassroots sponsorship of new congregations. The challenge is that very few traditional churches know how to sponsor and mentor EPIC churches.
Contemporary churches can at least see EPIC from where they stand.
Sponsorship must come from a collection of churches who are innovative and effective, or postmodern in their approach and can see it from where they are. The long-term key is that EPIC churches will give birth to new, additional EPIC churches. They will either transform or die. At least 20 percent will be able to transform perhaps more. The other up to 80 percent may not be able to.