But they are not connected. Each silo stands by itself, containing the grain needed to sustain the fields and flocks for the winter and the next planting season. And because of this silo mentality, there is an erosion of community in modern society. The companion to this erosion, however, is a cry for connection, a cry for a return to community. At virtually every level of society today people sense something missing and decry the lack of community and yearn for something they know can exist.
People feel isolated and disconnected.
They feel like silos, joined to nothing. In congregations, people sit next to each other in pews on Sunday morning, and then leave. There is a growing dis-ease over this lack of connection. There is clear agreement that community is missing from today s society - to the detriment of everyone. Americans feel a lack of connectedness in their public lives.