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Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups

Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups

by Joseph R. Myers

A practical guide for those struggling to build a community of believers in a culture that wants to experience belonging over believingWho is my neighbor? Who belongs to me? To whom do I belong? These are timeless questions that guide the church to its fundamental calling. Today terms like neighbor, family, and congregation are being redefined. People are se… Read more…

Organic Community (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect

Organic Community (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect

by Randy Frazee, Joseph R. Myers and Bill Donahue

Community is a fundamental life search and one of the key aspects people look for in a congregation. But community can't be forced, controlled, or easily created. The problem, says Joseph R. Myers, is that churches are too focused on developing programs instead of concentrating on environments where community will spontaneously emerge.Organic Community c… Read more…