Rediscovering Church: Building for Community

July 10th, 2008 by J.R. Miller Leave a reply »

In the conclusion to my interview with Frank Viola and George Barna, I said this

It is possible to address every single issue raised in Pagan Christianity and still have different approaches to church? Yes! The New Testament allows for a great deal of diversity in our forms and practices.

We must not judge our brothers and sisters in Christ based on their chosen model of ministry, but rather encourage one another to greater deeds for the Kingdom (Eph 2:8-10). Recently my friends over at Catalyst shared the story of how the people of Cornerstone are rediscovering church by building for community.
Their outdoor amphitheater may not work well for churches in Alaska, but for California, it is a wonderful approach. Their project also includes a water treatment plant for the community and facilites to support their “Children’s Hunger Fund”. Listen to this video and see for yourself how God is moving His church.

The church can meet in a cathedral, a bar, an ampitheatre, a house or a cave. The church can rent, own, lease, beg, borrow or steal (okay not steal). God does not care where you meet; He cares about how, why, and who you meet. Let’s rediscover church and start building for community.


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  1. Dave Lewis says:

    I have thought like this for awhile, even more so in our present day as we re-think church. I really do question the westernized, traditional, organized church structures we have been used to for hundreds of years, yet I realize that God has used these structures to reach the lost. Like you said, cathedral, bar, cave, etc, it’s not where the church meets but why and how.

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