Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect (?mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)

Joseph R. Myers

ISBN 10: 0801065984 / ISBN 13: 9780801065989

Published by Baker Books, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Organic Community: Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect (?mersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith)
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801065984
• ISBN 13: 9780801065989
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 8 ounces

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Synopsis

Community is a fundamental life search and one of the key aspects people look for in a congregation. But community can't be forced, controlled, or easily created. The problem, says Joseph R. Myers, is that churches are too focused on developing programs instead of concentrating on environments where community will spontaneously emerge.

Organic Community challenges key leaders to become environmentalists--people who create or shape environments. Outlining nine organizational tools for creating a healthy environment, Myers shows readers how to diagnose their current situation and implement patterns that will develop possibilities for healthy communities.

About the Author

Joseph R. Myers is an entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and owner of FrontPorch, a consulting firm that helps churches, businesses, and other organizations promote and develop community. Author of The Search to Belong, Myers is also a founding partner of the communications arts group settingPace, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.