Church planting for Missio Dei is not the development of a Sunday morning worship activity. Rather, it is the development of a community that is shaped by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As such, we've been doing a considerable amount of praying and reading on the development of community.
In a very short time and in many ways, I've witnessed tremendous failure and moderate victory as God uses me to develop a gospel-centered community. But I am always looking for refinement and growth. This lead me to read the book Organic Community by Joseph Myers.
Overall, some very helpful questions were asked, but as is often the case in the "Emergent Village," when conclusions are made, they are often over-reactionary in nature. This treatment is no exception.
Myers has an either/or attitude that comes across as arrogant and downright untrue. He presents several false dichotomies in an attempt to welcome a new way of thinking.
While there were several helpful tools that I was able to pull from the book, I'd like to see a more synthesized approach to community. One that doesn't guarantee success if you follow certain prescribed methods, nor look at suspiciously every method prescribed as if it were evil and oppressive.
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