In the book "Emergent Churches" by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger I found this quote by Jonathan Campell, Seattle:

"In our current cultural crisis, the most powerful demonstration of the reality of the gospel is a community embodying the way, the truth, and the life of Jesus. Healthy community is the life of Jesus in us and through us. For community to last, our love for one another must be surpassed only by our love for Jesus. If the relationships are grounded on anything other than Jesus, the community will fall – and the sooner the better!"

The ecclesiology of emerging churches flow, according to the authors of the book, out of their understanding of the gospel, proclaimed and lived by Jesus, and the mission he entrusted to his followers.

The church is primarily a people, not simply a meeting or a place to meet. It is a movement and not an institution. The church is a seven-day-a-week identification, not a once-a-week meeting. The church is the community of the kingdom in this world. The church is a servant and a sign of the present and coming kingdom, which was inaugurated with the coming of Christ and was established, in its provisional form, through the outpouring of his Spirit. The church, as a servant of the kingdom, constantly points beyond itself to the Lord who is its head and who requires unreserved and comprehensive submission. Those who pursue the kingdom as their first priority find that a community forms that is made up of people on the same journey. But it is not just any kind of community. Such people become a community with Jesus as their king, an alternative community that is unlike all others.

Any true church will shape its corporate life in accordance with the practices of the kingdom of God that Jesus inaugurated in his ministry. The church is a people, a community, a rhythm, a way of life, a way of connectedness with other followers of Jesus in the world. These communities are small, missional, and offer space for each individual to participate.