Emphasis Preaching Journal
The immune system is a...
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The immune system is a network of cells that recognize and attack foreign invaders. The
system asks one profound question: What is self, and what is not self? The community
needs an immune response, to determine what is self and not self. The community needs
to ask, for instance, if a certain action continues, whether it will enhance the mission of
the congregation or detract from it. Does an individual's or a group's behavior contradict
or serve the congregation's purpose? Is there clarity about who is responsible for what
and accountable to whom?