It sounds to me like your creating a dichotomy between the people and the place. Theologically everyone will argue that temple=people and not place, but creating a false tension between the two is unhelpful.
The people can gather but if they…
I'm not sure that an either/or dichotomy is helpful.
The act, location, model and people meeting are all together "church" when they do so in order to connect with and worship God. The only place its helpful to differentiate is when…
Relational connections are really primary. Any network that is more formal does require communities who are established to participate, but I'm not sure how many 'emergent/missional' communities are established and networked in SA or…