Some years back, a pastor wrote an article called “The Dirt on Organic Church.”

Unfortunately, no one took it to task. Probably because it wasn’t seen by many.

Below is the article with a response below each part.

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I tried it; I started an organic church. 

RESPONSE: So you started what you are calling “an organic church” and it didn’t work for you. So that means it doesn’t work for anyone else? The logic doesn’t follow. That’s like saying, “I tried to start a garden, and it died, so gardens don’t work.”

No, many people successfully start gardens. But they know what they are doing.

It began in my living room in 2005 with a small group of Milwaukee 20-somethings—most of whom wouldn’t be caught dead in “church.” Then I pitched the idea of doing church where the rest of life happens: in living rooms, kitchens, Starbucks bistros—anywhere solid conversations could take place. The people grew, the group grew, the number of houses grew, and off I ventured into the world of organic churches. [Read more…]