Reflections on 10/27 Class

While I wholeheartedly believe that there needs to be a return to the cultivation of genuine relationships and living life out in close connection to our fellow Christians, our lectio divina and subsequent discussion in class on Tuesday left me thinking about how we sometimes throw the word "community" around without truly understanding its implications for church planting and renewal. I wonder if, at times, we don't define the term so loosely that we fail to understand the implications of the intersection between the cultural idea of community presented in the New Testament and the sense of community that pervades postmodern culture. This is definitely a discussion that needs to have a prominent place in the church planting process, especially now as we seek to move away from the individualism and isolation that has plagued the modern church.