He is closely allied with Rick Warren, who was a contributing editor to Dan Kimball's book, The Emerging Church. Blanchard is also a leading proponent of Contemplative Spirituality and New Age and Eastern philosophies.
The whole of the bell vibrates when it rings. There are also vibrations in the clapper, but they are minor and what we hear is the "body" of the bell vibrating. The metal alloy, and the geometry...
There is no "should" about being part of a church. You must have the want to go. People go to church because of beliefs and wanting to worship where they most feel comfortable.
"The Church" is a very broad concept - there are many 'flavours' of Christianity - and there are many non-Christian Churches. However, almost one thing is central to them all - a Church defines sin...