{The Church Dynamic [continued]}[3rd October 1989]

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In practice, however described (or not), this* almost inevitably means an ‘outer; and an ‘inner’ Church.  I guess that (in practice) the existing congregational variations (as described above)* would continue much as before, but I should expect them to evolve in time as the Church transforms.  They would form the Outer Church.

The Inner Church (and I’m sure this already exists in embryo form) would be where those who showed an interest in the ‘dynamic’ concept would be drawn.  They would still (one hopes) continue to support their outer Church services: indeed, they should transform them.

The inner and outer Church are not the inner and outer circle, exactly: it is more a question of people being encouraged to express interest and ask questions, and thus ‘selecting themselves’ for further guidance on a more individual (or small-group) basis.  The inner Church would be semi-secret, a generally unacknowledged fact, simply to avoid it becoming a self-justifying elite and the target for personal ambitions – which is death for any Church.

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There would be no clear division between the inner and outer Church.


*[See last previous entry]

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