tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post116508977208189173..comments2023-09-12T11:31:50.064-05:00Comments on Kingdom Come: Community or Communitas?Pastor Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-16814855479276726212018-01-19T14:01:22.689-06:002018-01-19T14:01:22.689-06:00I came across your Blog by accident searching the ...I came across your Blog by accident searching the whole concept of Community verses Communitas... I have to confess to not fully understanding the differences, but get a feeling that Communitas goes well beyond Community, that Community exists in and of itself and functions to provide for me, my interests, my benefit, my gain... whereas Communitas is about mutual benefit.. so that I might want toAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590044926753846937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-79303637129542338302016-08-10T08:44:57.195-05:002016-08-10T08:44:57.195-05:00Thanks for this gem! 10 years later and it's s...Thanks for this gem! 10 years later and it's still relevant. That means there is actually something to it. Kaleb Heitzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786808062783328357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-73118005254112970332012-08-15T17:01:55.991-05:002012-08-15T17:01:55.991-05:00Pastor Brad,
Not a problem. I'm flattered.Pastor Brad,<br /><br />Not a problem. I'm flattered.Pastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-49008449568670323792012-08-15T16:43:16.014-05:002012-08-15T16:43:16.014-05:00Pastor Rod,
I can't find an email address for...Pastor Rod,<br /><br />I can't find an email address for you, but I love this post, and I'm preaching on communitas this weekend and I wondered if you would mind if I used some of your commentary if I cite you.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Pastor Brad HixonBradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-66550045869370965412007-04-19T11:20:00.000-05:002007-04-19T11:20:00.000-05:00Sivin,Welcome. I'm currently reading Thomas Friedm...Sivin,<BR/><BR/>Welcome. I'm currently reading Thomas Friedman's <I>The World Is Flat</I>. Your interaction here is a reinforcement of all the things he is saying.<BR/><BR/>God bless,<BR/><BR/>RodPastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-75256021369679734652007-04-18T19:04:00.000-05:002007-04-18T19:04:00.000-05:00I've been thinking lot about this the past weeks....I've been thinking lot about this the past weeks. And I found "Communitas" the best way thus far for me to integrate mission and community in the way I think about how we see and organize ourselves as a gathering of people.Sivin Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502268089572043872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-1165357595419033422006-12-05T16:26:00.000-06:002006-12-05T16:26:00.000-06:00Paul,Welcome. Exiles is an excellent book. (I did ...Paul,<BR/><BR/>Welcome. <I>Exiles</I> is an excellent book. (I did get a little frustrated when he was talking about politics. I thought he was too partisan.)<BR/><BR/>I would also recommend <I>The Shaping of Things to Come</I> which he wrote with Alan Hirsch.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to add your voice to the conversation.<BR/><BR/>RodPastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-1165331800918194502006-12-05T09:16:00.000-06:002006-12-05T09:16:00.000-06:00Ham,Welcome. Thanks for stopping by. And thanks fo...Ham,<BR/><BR/>Welcome. Thanks for stopping by. And thanks for your contribution.<BR/><BR/>RodPastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-1165323636980589592006-12-05T07:00:00.000-06:002006-12-05T07:00:00.000-06:00Well said. I've been frustrated for a long time by...Well said. I've been frustrated for a long time by the focus on "community" in churches, particularly churches full of racially homogenous young adults with college educations. How hard is it to create "community" among a group like that?<BR/>It's sort of like Robert Putnam's idea of social capital. There's bonding social capital, which is a set of norms of reciprocity and trust among people who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-1165194892099214532006-12-03T19:14:00.000-06:002006-12-03T19:14:00.000-06:00Thanks, Mark.Thanks, Mark.Pastor Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219078094185232711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22617239.post-1165151728556287542006-12-03T07:15:00.000-06:002006-12-03T07:15:00.000-06:00Wow! That is powerful -- and so true. Thank you ...Wow! That is powerful -- and so true. Thank you for the great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com