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Life just doesn’t seem to work when we feel alone.
However, it’s an overused term that’s been highjacked by stuffy version of Christianity for too long. So this is an attempt to reclaim it.
To begin, let’s look at some of our human needs:
Crave Meaning and Community
Like never before, people are interested in serving others. We seek out movements that evoke change in the world. We have discovered that the way we spend our time and resources can actually make a difference and that there are changes worth investing in.
People want the time that they have on this planet to mean something. We also want to stand for something together and in that regard we have plenty of places to look for like-minded community.
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There are apps, websites, phone lines, mailers and bulletin boards looking to connect others with the same interests, so they can meet together and do what they are passionate about. We are clicks away from community and we’re saturated with offers of it.
It’s an overused term that’s been highjacked by stuffy version of Christianity for too long. So this is an attempt to reclaim it.
This is an abundant time to find your community/meaning and this is where churches seem to be missing the mark.
A friend said it best, “People didn’t stop going to church, they just started calling it brunch.”
Brunch is a Sunday morning hit, but more than its coincidental timeslot it provides a unique depiction of community that the church should be taking notes on.
