Apr 18 2006
greenhouse churches
I found this interesting definition of a green house church at WatersEdge: David Rudd’s Blog
a greenhouse church is one which strikes a balance between the "organizational" model of the garage and the "organic" model of the meadow. the following marks are the foundation of a plan for spiritual formation within a greenhouse church:
- organic beginnings for each formation group/community (LIFEGroup)
- united sense of the desired outcome (spiritual formation/christlikeness)
- guiding principles which promote healthy growth (formative, caring, missional)
- regular communication and evaluation (life-support/coaches and self-evaluation)
- flexibility (recognizing that every group is different) 6) reproduction (launching groups from groups)
Now we don’t need anymore labels for church but I feel some real connection to what he is describing especially the part about the balance between organic and organizational. Maybe that is what Mosaic Life is becoming.
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