February Missional Network Gathering
January 30, 2008 | Filed Under missional, networks |
The next Missional Network gathering will be Thursday, February 21st. We will be continuing our discussion of Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect by Joseph Myers. If you were not able to join us last month don’t hesitate to jump in to the discussion since we only got as far as chapter one!
Here again are a few helpful reviews/reflections on the book: Adam Cleaveland at Pomomusings, Todd Littleton at The Edge of the Inside, Ariel Vanderhorst at BitterSweetLife and here at Emerging Women. I also hope to blog through the first few chapters between now and the 21st. Here are a couple of quotes from chapter one that kept us busy for a while last time:
“Organic community has the human complexities that promote artistry over mechanics. In our worship of ‘how-to’ pragmatism, we have in some cases treated the church as an object and programmed the life out of it. It would do us well to remember that our job is to help people with their lives rather than build infrastructures that help institutions stay alive.” (p. 27)
“‘Where are we headed?’ is a destination-based question. ‘Where’ necessitates that we respond with a place or point. ‘What are we hoping for?’ is a journey-based question.
‘What’ asks for an answer that will help with the journey — where-ever it may take us. ‘What’ also helps us recognize the substance of the journey, not merely the direction or destination of the journey. We often have little control over precise direction. We do have some control over the substance of the journey.” (p. 32)
Kansas City Network
Thursday, February 21st
4:00pm-7:00pm
Kansas City Association
8745 Ballentine
Overland Park
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I want to attend. Can you pay my flight from Cali? No…bummer.
This looks cool bro.
Jonathan
I would if I could, but I can’t so I won’t — though it would be great to have you join us!