Here is an excellent post titled “Looking for the Poor in the Suburbs: 10 Ways to Engage Missions in the Suburbs” from David Fitch at Reclaiming the Mission. Fitch acknowledges the difficulty of identifying the poor (in spirit and well as in wealth) in the suburbs.
However he writes that as he walked and prayed throughout the neighborhood his imagination was “stoked by the Spirit.” As a result he shares 10 “missional places” in the suburbs that lend themselves to great ministry opportunities.
To continue your reflections on Fitch’s last point, which is hospitality with your neighbors, you might want to check out this piece as well.
Brad,
This is good. Missional Order chapters could live missionally in the burbs! I like it. Most missional orders advocate the inner city and this requires a major shift in every way. This way of seeing the poor in the burbs allows any missional order to stay put if God is not calling them out of the burbs and be the visible love of God to their neighbors.
Thanks for the post.