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New Series: The Art of Neighboring
WHAT IF JESUS MEANT THAT WE SHOULD LOVE OUR ACTUAL NEIGHBORS? Once upon a time, people knew their neighbors. They talked to them, had cook-outs with them, and went to church with them. In our time of unprecedented mobility and increasing isolationism, it’s hard to make lasting connections with those who live right outside our front door. We have hundreds of “friends” through social networking, but we often don’t even know the full name of the person who lives right…
THIS IS US Message Series
This is important. Community is crucial to the life of any church. Because if we get relationships right, discipleship will follow. If we connect people in a real-world faith community, they will grow. We can’t build community by way of programming, but we can create the pathway—the opportunity—for birthing healthy community. That’s why we’re spending the rest of February gearing up for a push into a new culture of Connect Groups coming this March. There is something powerfully unique about an…
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