The Community Practice
Join us on a 4 week journey to cultivate community in the way of Jesus. Each week we’ll hear a talk on Sunday and be invited into a community practice that week. Find the Community Practice Companion guide and other helpful resources below.
The modern world is facing a crisis of loneliness. The digital age has confused connectivity with community. Many of us ache to know and be known, to love and be loved, to belong to a family.
And yet we fear it too; scared we’ll get hurt, or be rejected, or feel constrained by commitment.
In our lonely age, Jesus’ invitation is more provocative than ever before. His call to “come and follow” him is a call to join his community …our own family within the larger village or tribe that is the church.
In this Practice, we will explore the key skills required to do this. It’s not rocket science; it’s as simple as sharing meals, building joyful connections, being vulnerable with each other and staying together when (not if) things get hard.
Living in community is not easy, and it won’t just “happen” in our busy, disconnected world. It will require practice. But if you say yes to Jesus’ invitation to becoming a part of his family, it has the potential to deeply change your life for the good.
Welcome to the Practice of Community.
Practice Resources
Read
Essential
The Scripture Practice: Companion Guide, From John Mark Comer and Practicing the Way
Recommended
Made to Belong, David Kim
Watch
Watch the latest sermon from John Mark Comer on our YouTube channel.
“Our goal is to read Scripture as apprentices of Jesus. This means we don’t read it the way we read an online article or textbook chapter or even a literary novel. Unlike other works of literature, the author is with us in the room.”
Listen
The Community Series on the Rule of Life Podcast
Community 01: Rediscovering Jesus’ Vision for Family (featuring Andy Crouch)
Community 02: Family Systems and Life in Community (featuring Jay and Danielle Pathak)
Community 03: Overcoming Shame — The Ancient Enemy of Community (featuring Dr. Curt Thompson)
Community 04: What We Avoid in Community (featuring David Kim)
Table Conversations