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ScalableArchitectureScalable architectureThis page will cover scalable methods for organizing both face-to-face church and online church. Organizational structures like small group ministries (also known as "cell groups"), house churches as subsets of larger meta-churches, etc., all provide scalable organizational structures that allow churches (meta-churches) to grow without the usual restrictions of having to adjust organizational dynamics to accomodate an influx of members. Small group ministriesChurches are already robust communities -- "voluntary associations" in the theology of James Luther Adams -- that create space within mass democracy where individual persons can be treated as individuals. Church 2.0 takes that a step further. Church 2.0 encourages, trains, and supports individuals to create small groups within the larger congregation -- both face-to-face groups, and virtual groups. Church 2.0 also encourages, trains, and supports individuals to create small groups that extend into other congregations via Web-based and other new media -- and to create small groups that extend into the wider community. The boundaries of Church 2.0 are more porous than Church 1.0, because attendance at Sunday morning worship services is no longer the primary criterion for participation in the church community. House churchesPlaceholder for house church techniques Other scalable architecturesPlaceholder for other scalable architectures |