Big Idea: In the practice of Community, to grow we have to learn the discipline of staying.
Application: If this vision of community, first seen in the early church and explored in our Community Practice, is to become real, we must learn the discipline of staying.
The Discipline of Staying
- In order to stay, we have to learn to…
- Deal with conflict.
- Forgive.
- And never stop growing.
- Just take the next step.
- Generally, when something feels impossible, it feels too hard or out of reach, it’s because we’re trying to take too large of a first step.
- Psychologists tell us we grow when we take a step that’s about 10% out of our current capacity; if we try for 50%, we fail.
- Just see if you can nudge your community, or your relationships, 10% toward this New Testament vision.
- Can you have a few people over for a meal?
- Can you get together with someone you know from church for coffee or a walk and just go a bit deeper?
- Can you find a confessor?
- Can you see a need and meet that need?
Keep Growing
- Read: Made to Belong by David Kim (Chapters 08-10 & Conclusion)
- Listen: Rule of Life Podcast on Community (Episode 04)
