A City Sized Soundbite

The good thing about what God is doing in shaking the walls of church down, is that we can see one another across the city. The good thing about what God is doing in these days is it enables me to agree with some thinkers - that church is both big and small - but not in the least bit cell and congregation - instead its back to families and city. By Families i mean grass roots bunches of people around natural family or created family, more around whats naturally bubbling up than what we can contrive. By City i mean, Gods view of church as geographical (see pauls letters to territorial 1 church or the letters to the angels of the city church in revs).

So.. im having to work in two direction these days - back into high risk relationships (or as my friend carl in orlando says - 'invasive community, friendships that are not solely on your terms'), but also finding interdependancy upon the other limbs in our locality - which means i have to work hard NOT to re create MICROCOSM church where we have independance and no need of others (which just means we are 2 dimensional and with real defecits at the end of the day - so why do it?)

The biggest trouble isnt the grass roots relationships, although that does come at a price, its actually the city, its actually making the choice to no longer work against unity. We dont have to work to be unified as church in our locality, we just need to stop doing the things that separate us off from one another. Good that isnt it? You cant make Gods unity work with the church, you just have to stop being dorks and stop trying to keep your stuff together and around your distinct vision. By this i mean, we have distinct gifts as tribes and groups that God has formed, which the whole needs from me/ us, and the toughest bit - seeing we have need of them and are richer for the trying.
'So What' - I Say to the Fella who tells me that ' im fightened to let go of MY church incase it falls apart' to which i have to say "if it falls apart - it was never together"

Im ranting - so ill stop with this city tasty morsel.............. "What God Is Doing In Terms of Unity, Is Not Icing To Your Existing Church Cake........... It Is The Absent Ingredient That Demands The Cake Get Re Baked "