tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009936.post3727957030010257864..comments2023-09-24T04:30:44.330-07:00Comments on Musings of a peripatetic wannabe-sage: Are soul friendships organic or planned? Yes!Laura Springerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920102860381840156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009936.post-79354464954752043542010-03-23T19:15:28.669-07:002010-03-23T19:15:28.669-07:00Hey Andrew,
Thinking off the top of my head (and ...Hey Andrew,<br /><br />Thinking off the top of my head (and as part of the institutional church my entire life), I think many institutional churches, if they have real community (and certainly some do), it is unintentional. It may have sprung from structures--programs--intentionally put in place, but the reasoning is usually spiritual growth, outreach, or some such. Encouraging healthy community is not often on the menu.<br /><br />As for other ponderings on this, I probably have some stuff over on the other blog, under ecclesiology: http://www.whointheworldarewe.com/tag/ecclesiology/<br /><br />This topic will likely come up more in the weeks to come, as one of the PhD courses is "Friendship and Community: Contexts for Growth".Tangentriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553916447785808932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009936.post-40248685642205305612010-03-23T15:40:06.576-07:002010-03-23T15:40:06.576-07:00Hi Laura,
What are your thoughts on intentional c...Hi Laura,<br /><br />What are your thoughts on intentional community in relation to traditional forms of church (some say institutional church)?<br /><br />Search for 'intentional community' on this blog does not throw up anything. Maybe you have something elsewhere ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com