Dwell is an organic community church in burlington, vt.
Getting all organic
As a Christian church, Dwell is a community of faith. It's not a business or an institution. It is a community, and its lifeblood is people in relationship.
In this sense, Dwell is very organic and seeks to be relationship-focused in everything we do. We believe that relationship is the only authentic context for faith. We believe that this is following Jesus, naturally.
In fact, when the church was born (as recorded in Acts 1-2), there was an instantaneous kneejerk among the new Christians to get together in ongoing community. It was radically organic and highly relational:
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. -Acts 2/42 ff.
Teaching, fellowship, and worship and prayer are the identifying traits of a Jesus community. And so our encouragement to you is to seek community as you seek faith in Jesus. You just can't do it alone. While there are many expressions of the church in our area, we invite you to check out the Dwell expression and see if you find what you're looking for.
Our community happens in three basic ways (as far as we can tell): Gathering, Connecting, and Dwell/ing.
And if your interested, here's a bonus theological bit from Scot McKnight:
Any gospel that is not announcing a new society at work in the world, what the apostle Paul called the church, is simply not a robust gospel... The little gospel creates individuals who volunteer to attend church on the basis of their preferences in worship, friendships, sermons, and programs. The robust gospel knows that God's work, from the very beginning, has revolved around three words: Israel, Kingdom, and Church... The gospel's intent, in fact its substance, is the creation of God's new society with Jesus on the throne. The robust gospel emerges out of the church with good news and calls others into that same church (Christainity Today, "The 8 Marks of a Robust Gospel").