Belonging and Purpose

Hybrid Church is about hearing the church in stereo. It is a two-pronged approach to church, combining intimacy and impact. It is the quest for a church that is both personal and powerful. When I shared this combination with a friend the other day, he replied, "That makes sense. Because we're all looking for belonging, and we're all looking for purpose." Yup. That pretty much sums it up.

Both of these themes have been pretty well articulated, by the way. Have you ever heard of the Purpose Driven....Life, Church, Dog, Burrito, etc.? If you haven't, you can borrow the book from one of your forty million friends. On the other hand there has been a lot written about community, small groups, and organic church life, as well. What Hybrid Church does is build a philosophical bridge between these two approaches; approaches that speak to these two great needs that people have: meaningful relationships and meaningful responsibilities.