What's the point?

Read an interesting blog on the purpose of community. Two different approaches to the purpose. Both agree that it is more than just a Bible study, that it is doing life together. One side sees the purpose as a place where people can find out who they are and how they are wired. A place to discover who God has created them to be. Where there is freedom from legalism and religion. The other viewpoint is that community is about spiritual formation meaning to push each other to be more like Jesus. Two ways that community can be done. Is one set up to fail? I think so. In my opinion if your group is based on the first viewpoint, then those hard conversations either won't happen or will destroy the group. The second viewpoint is based on those hard conversations. You know when you meet that you are giving people permission to push in those dark areas of your heart, to challenge you or to encourage you. It is about becoming more like Jesus and not about finding out who I am. I might know who I am and be nothing like Jesus. How does that help me be more like Christ? Uncomfortable? Yeah it can be, but it is a lot more helpful in transforming me than having a nice time together. It is a hard, slow, risky road to forming that type of community but then again it isn't about comfort it is about being more like Jesus. What do you think? Is there another purpose for community to add to the discussion?