Saturday, October 23, 2010

Pietism Loves Cell Groups and Unionism

Got cell?


I see that OuterEdge itself is a gathering of cell groups, apart from Christ the Rock. 
 
 
Check out the religious small groups people can join after joining OuterEdge. Apparently some are face-to-face. Others may be online. I was not moved to register or join. OuterEdge is the company owning the former WELS church building where various denominations put on shows for free and also for specific prices. I am not sure where the ownership of OuterEdge overlaps with the pan-denominational activities.
 
 
 
Christ the Rock is using the OuterEdge. They also have cell groups to join.
 
 
 The SORE uses cell groups because CG/Emergent Church considers them sacramental. When a Lutheran congregation gets involved in cell groups, the sacraments are reduced to ordinances and the church eventually becomes what it wanted to be - Mission Covenant or something similar. CrossRoads in South Lyons, Michigan (WELS) began and ended that way.