COMMUNITY
GUIDING STATEMENTS
The purpose of spiritual communities is to assist Jesus in the process of shaping me into a person who lives in deep and loving relationship with God and others.
The deep, loving, friendships that I experience in my spiritual community have given me a taste of what I believe heaven will be like.
My spiritual community is essential for me to develop my relational capacity—my ability to hold healthy and intimate relationships with others and with Jesus.
Without a spiritual community, I will be limited in my relationship with God.
My spiritual community is held together by our love for Jesus.
The diversity of its members adds great value and richness to my spiritual community.
Every spiritual community needs someone, official or unofficial, to guide them toward Jesus.
In my spiritual community, our love for each other is important in helping me love others outside of our community.
My spiritual community benefits much from spending longer periods of time together.
Although I sometimes experience a special feeling when I am with my spiritual community, the feeling is not what makes my community.
The first spiritual community, the Trinity, is the best example of a spiritual community.
My spiritual community must be small enough for each person to be able to develop a relationship with each of the others.
I find that the trust and safety of my spiritual community helps me build self-awareness and experience healing.
As I experience being loved and accepted “as I am” in my spiritual community, it helps me experience God’s unconditional love for me.
I have found that participating in a spiritual community forces me to give up things, it is not always easy, and I must often choose to participate because I know it is good for me.
My spiritual community is essential for my transformation; without it, I would struggle to grow and mature on my journey with Jesus.
I am coming to understand how Jesus knew that spiritual communities would be the primary way to bring about God’s plan for our world.
For me to receive the Spirit’s fruit, I must participate in a spiritual community.
I am beginning to understand how much joy it brings to God when He participates in a spiritual community with us.
My spiritual community is a cluster of spiritual friendships which have taught me what friendship really is.