by Carl Tuchy Palmieri (Contribution by), Samuel M. Shoemaker (Author)
Sam Shoemaker a pioneer in both the Oxford group movement and AA. presents in his book "The conversion Of The Chruch" How the Church needs to operate like a fellowship and that in reality the Fellowship is the Church. Sam mentions in his Forward that the original church was often called the fellowship. AA is often refered to as the Fellowship. Sam devotes an entire Chapter to the genius of fellowship. There he emphasises the Importance of fellowship in The Chruch. "When the Church is alive the desire for fellowship is alive. Sam gives his definition of real fellowship. "the core and genius of real fellowship as i see it, is the power to live and work with people upon the basis of absolute love and honesty"