The Challenge of Community
I’m processing some of this publicly in the interests of transparency, and in the hope that some of you out there will have something to share that might help.
For about 3 weeks now at Ikon Community we’ve been engaged in an intentional conversation about what it might mean to be a “missional church.” The first week I talked about the basic paradigm shift from attractional (Christendom) church to missional church and proposed a “Discipleship > Community > Mission” rhythm of life. Then the second week I unpacked the subject of discipleship, or spiritual formation. So, at last night’s gathering we talked about community (I’ll bet you can see where this is going, eh?).
I’m sure many would disagree with me, but in my mind this is the critical topic in the formation of a post-Christendom church. Why? Continue reading…
