no, it's not a type of health food church. but in a way it is the description of a "healthy" church. and when i say "church" i don't mean denomination, building or doctrine...i mean the people Jesus calls his bride.
organic church is simply when the church as God had in mind manifests itself spontaneously because of a desire to grow closer to Christ and not our preferences, our buildings, our doctrines or ourselves. an organic church exists to know God. it is a community of believers who live life together with Christ as the head and not some board of deacons or any other form of physical representation of leadership.
they cooperate, live authentically and are in each others business; not because they are looking to down the person, but to build each other up and support each other as Christ has called us to do.
this is all a part of my re-thinking church. i've looked at the "emerging church" culture and ideas and now i'm exploring the "organic church" realm. all i know is, the institutionalized version is sorely lacking and is in need of a serious overhaul.
any thoughts?
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