greenhouse churches

I found this interesting definition of a green house church at WatersEdge: David Rudd’s Blog

a greenhouse church is one which strikes a balance between the "organizational" model of the garage and the "organic" model of the meadow. the following marks are the foundation of a plan for spiritual formation within a greenhouse church:

1. organic beginnings for each formation group/community (LIFEGroup)
2. united sense of the desired outcome (spiritual formation/christlikeness)
3. guiding principles which promote healthy growth (formative, caring, missional)
4. regular communication and evaluation (life-support/coaches and self-evaluation) 
5. flexibility (recognizing that every group is different) 6) reproduction (launching groups from groups)

Now we don’t need anymore labels for church but I feel some real connection to what he is describing especially the part about the balance between organic and organizational. Maybe that is what Mosaic Life is becoming.

Tags: church, church planting, emerging church, group_community, house_church, mosaic, spiritual_formation