Summary: People attend small groups because they're starving for Kingdom community. But, Kingdom community can't be manufactured. It must be …
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Category: Small Groups Tags: christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: People attend small groups because they're starving for Kingdom community. But, Kingdom community can't be manufactured. It must be …
Why Most Small Groups Never Grow Into Kingdom CommunitiesRead More
Category: Church Leadership by Michael Fleming
Hi readers! Just a quick note to address the reason for my absence in recent weeks. It's because I'm working on a new e-book tentatively titled "X …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, neighboring by Michael Fleming
Attempting to love your neighbor as yourself can be discouraging. There are times when you can feel alone in your endeavors. You might feel like …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, conflict, individualism by Michael Fleming
People are going to bug you. Of course, you never bug them, right? :) One of the biggest obstacles that exists in the development of relationships …
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Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, neighboring by Michael Fleming
The best way forward, then, is to invest time in relationships with those who seem open and responsive. When you sense that people are responding to …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, individualism by Michael Fleming
Yes, technology and architecture have been major factors in the destruction of the experience of community in our culture. If you so dare to take the …
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Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, giving and receiving by Michael Fleming
When a community of reciprocity is created, there are real opportunities to serve and be served. Then a neighborhood becomes less isolated and more …
It’s Better To Give Than Receive, But Best To Do BothRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: evangelism, neighboring by Michael Fleming
We don't love our neighbors to convert them; we love our neighbors because we are converted. -The Art of Neighboring If you love your neighbor for …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, neighboring by Michael Fleming
Last time, I wrote about a brilliant secret tactic that helps to move neighbors from acquaintances to friends - throwing parties. But, parties can't …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: church lifestyle, neighboring by Michael Fleming
In my last couple of posts, I wrote about getting past the initial awkwardness of initiating relationships with your neighbors so that you can fulfill …