People all over are attempting to define the next move of churches. What are we, who are we, how are we! Obviously as the world and society change so do the churches. I came accross this article Click Here to see. That defines the church in Computer Networking language. The definition is excellent and I think defines the direction of the church.
Here are a few quotes from the post:
The church that doesn't have fresh wineskins soon loses the wine!
I remember seeing the mainframe computer at the University of Western Ontario when I was about ten. It occupied a room as large as a house. It was very large, very expensive, climate controlled, specialized, high maintenance, and compared to today’s PC's , very slow. The focus was on a few programs run by qualified operators in a safe controlled atmosphere. Sound familiar?
The "Computer Network" model of Church. The emerging church is like a network of PC's. Features - Small, affordable, operated by anyone, flexible, mobile, and operates in any environment.
Freedom not control! Each one is connected to many others in a network of relationships that help each other. Focus - Mainframes are still there, but not in control.
Each "PC" could be an individual, a home church, itinerants, a marketplace minister running his business, a conventional church. It's a network of any believer or group walking in Jesus calling. The body actively interconnects because there is life!
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