Church Model Analysis



Church Model Analysis

Introduction

The synonyms of “organic church” are “house church” and “simple church” both of which used to define and compare the meaning of Missional organic church. However the synonyms do not do justice to its meaning as this form of church as it is not people collected in a living room and calling it a church. According to T. Austin Sparks this type of church is survives and invites people based on the spiritual reality of the church existing as an organism that is spiritual rather than an institute or organization.

The characters and main features of an organic church are that its members taught to live their life the way Jesus lived his and they are visibly expressing that in their lives in tangible methods. The group pursues Jesus in their lives and shares Him in all their meetings and their general community life. One of the most important elements is that there is no one to play the part of a head, as there is no clergy. All members participate equally and have different roles and positions and each has a say when making decisions, as they believe only Jesus can be their head.

This church built upon the love for Christ, not a theological setup or sets of practices or a human being, as the belief is that God himself used people to use the church to create relationships with Jesus. The church not a Sunday, meeting once in a week kind of a church as the members meet regularly by living as a community. There purpose is to fulfill God's intention and so the meetings are not for discipleship, exchanging spiritual gifts, evangelism or church multiplication.

Identification, Explanation of Cultural Context, Explanation on Missional Organic Church

Neil Cole's Church 3.0 set out how he visualizes a future for organic churches and he evaluates how these churches can reproduce by becoming healthy enough. This book is in a form where he is answering questions people normally have about organic churches. Every single title of the chapters begins with questions such as “what about heresy?” According to his views, an organic church is not just a model based on certain principals and methods; it is a mind and a way to relate to God, other members of the group and the world we live in. The shift has been from an organization to an organic church, which is an organism and has given a place they can belong to and a family to be one can be a part off.

Cole has seemed to put in his heart and soul in the book and one can sense his passion to see all those who believe released to be a useful, fully involved and powerful. He wanted this so that they can have complete involvement in the church and the church family, interact with God's words in evangelism and assist in the reproduction of the church. Cole mentions some main topics in his book and had ...