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intended it to be that way; if He had desired it to be otherwise, He
could have shaped its lifestyle differently. There were many
organizations in His culture that assembled members into halls or
specially constructed auditoriums / ... / Jesus shaped the church to
meet in homes. His own disciples were gathered together with
Him in a home setting when He served them their last supper
together.
12
Det är i hemmen som de kristna kommer till sin rätt och det är i den
miljön som Jesus verkar. Neighbour ger en rad exempel på detta främst
från evangelierna, men även från Apostlagärningarna.
IV.A.1. Communio
Neighbour skriver:
We must begin by recognizing that the primary assignment in a
cell group church is to develop ”Basic Christian Communities”.
When we understand this, we become dissatisfied with groups that
serve as a ”gimmick,” an optional feature, or a ”quick fix” for
sagging attendance. Because community can occur most
completely only in small groups, a cell group, numbering less than
15 people, is all important. Essential elements of community
include interpersonal commitments and a sense of belonging ...
allowing common goals.
13
Neighbour hänvisar till en psykiatriker i USA, Dr M. Scott Peck, när han
talar om gemenskapen mellan människor och storleken på gruppen.
14
12
Neighbour 1990a, sid 42.
13
Neighbour 2000, sid 113.
14
Dr M. Scott Peck (1936–) är först utbildad vid Harvard College, Boston, Massachusetts och tog sin M.D.
vid Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 1963. Under åren 1963 till 1972
tjänstgjorde han som Assistant Chief Psychiatry och Neurology Consultant. Därefter har han, under åren
1972
–1983, arbetat som psykiatriker vid en privat klinik i Litchfield County, Connecticut. Han har skrivit ett
flertal böcker om relationen mellan religion och vetenskap och särskilt inom psykologin. 1992 utmärktes han
av The American Psychiatric Association "for his outstanding achievement in the field of psychiatry as an
educator, researcher and clinician." Uppgifterna är hämtade från hans hemsida
http://www.mscottpeck.com/html/biography.html
, (2006). Boken som Neighbour hänvisar till heter The
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