Cry for Community

The need for Christian community is greatest in modern cities, where migration and urbanization have broken down traditional community relationships. Social mobility prevents stable relationships from developing and family life is breaking down. People feel like cogs in a machine and life is characterized by loneliness and personal insecurity. In this bleak environment, people are crying out for real community. Worse still, these people do not see the modern church as an answer to their heart’s cry. They see it as another institution that meets personal needs with programs run by professionals (BCWWL p.35).