It was a reflection that came to me, as things often do, as I was walking.
I was musing on the seeming insanity of my devoting so much time to studying small faith communities, on what possible relevance that might have to the great wild churn of faith. So much of what makes for viable small faith communities seems alien to the society in which I live, to success and expansion. Think big! Think corporate! Think growth growth growth!
Small churches aren't that. They're tribes and families, an old and deeply human way of being together. But they're not reflective of the dynamism of our technological culture. It feels out of step with both our globalism and our deepening ability to virtually surround ourselves with exactly the folks we want to be with.
