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

    By Joseph R. Myers, Randy Frazee and Bill Donahue

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateMay 1, 2007
    ISBN9781441200099
    Organic Community (ēmersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith): Creating a Place Where People Naturally Connect
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    Joseph R. Myers

    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.

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