Our Natural F. L. O. W. of Life –
The rhythms (habits/practices) that make us:
“A people to belong to” and embody who we are.
THIS IS THE "W" IN OUR FLOW
Whole-istic Community - growing as a supportive and loving family: (John 13:34-35)
Being Missional doesn’t happen without community.
Real friendships- It has to be real. Conversations should move in the direction of openness and transparency as we share our lives together. This community aspect of church is the building block for the previous two values.
Non-Churchy relationships- Merge new people in through authentic development friendships and shared experiences. So that they don’t just say “we go to this gathering or we go to this church” rather we want them to say “these are my friends and we hang together on Saturday nights at this thing called a gathering or I meet my friends there” We call ourselves “a people to belong to”.
Inclusive community – This is to say that we value an open community where God’s grace and Love are modeled. There is not a feeling of needing to conform to be accepted and we are free to share the good and bad of life. The problem is not the sin in our lives (we all have that) but the not dealing with the sin in our lives. It is also ok not to believe and to even disagree. We want people at every place in their spiritual journey to feel accepted and loved with out compromising the truth.
Simplicity – We want to de-busy our lives pursue simplicity. We want to simplify and have time to interact in depth of relationship rather that jumping in and out of so many spheres of relationships that we have no time to really know anyone. We will integrate our lives and relationships being whole-istic in our approach to life as a community. This is a commitment to proximity, living out, and honesty.
Food- Jesus did his best stuff while breaking bread with others. Communities don’t seem to work without this element being an important part. There’s something about slowing down to eat together that binds people together.
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