The Cybernetic Church?

Systems are taking over my life.  For a long time I've been infatuated with complex adaptive systems theory (cast) and it's impact on practical theology.  As I'm reviewing stuff for my Family Ministry course next semester I'm struck more and more how deeply this kind of thinking can impact the structure of a church.

I'm reading through The Family, which is Dr. Knight's text for Family Systems.  There is an excellent section concerning the difference between simple feedback (leaving a heater on to heat a room) and cybernetic control (a thermostat is set to monitor and implement systemic changes in a loop).  

I'm a cybernetic thinker, so I like this discussion a lot.  I'm also a practical theologian, so I'm always wondering "so what?"  

I'm wondering how I might go about being more intentional about cybernetics in church settings.  How can we function more as thermostats than direct providers of feedback?  What might I do in this upcoming course to talk about this?