This blog is really a journal of my life. Some of the issues that I am working through or have come across are posted here. Feel free to leave comments as many of the issues that I speak to are not completely settled in my mind, but are my current thoughts on the topic presented.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Organic Church?
I just ran across a term that i was unfamiliar with and had to do some investigating on. it is the term "Organic Church" my guess is that many of you do not know much or anything of this type of church so let me briefly catch you up to speed. An Organic Church uses the illustration of plants or food when we call something organic it means that you simply put the seed in the ground and let it grow then the fruit is "organic." that is the principle of the organic church. you basically put a bunch of christian people in a room then the fruit of that will be an organic church. i do not believe that this is the biblical form a church should take. i would say that they go as far in the direction of non-traditional church as the Catholics go in traditional church. (traditional would be defined as having a structured meeting time, programs to facilitate spiritual growth, and church leadership) Where the Catholic church puts in a rigid structure to the service, institutionalizes things like mass and catechisms, and has a priest who intercedes for the congregation. the Organic church removes them. therefore there is no longer any structure to a meeting, there are no developed programs designed to foster spiritual growth and there is no leadership (they would call it hierarchy although i believe in the priesthood of all believers so therefore all believers are accountable to God though still being lead in the church by pastors and elders). This is a dangerous movement because the Bible lays out certain guidelines that are to be followed by a local church. They don't seem to be following the guidelines found in 1 Timothy and Titus along with other passages throughout the New Testament. If they do not follow them or say that they are not relevant i would have to question their view (or views since there is no leadership) on the authority of Scripture. If we are going to throw out guidelines on the structure of a church then why not throw out guidelines on marriage and sin and then where do we stop? Please do not fall into this trap as good as it sounds it is not based on the Word of God and therefore should be opposed by believers.
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