Summary: A Christian's spiritual brothers and sisters are supposed to be the most important relationships in their life. But to understand what that …
What Should a Christian’s Most Important Relationships Be?Read More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: belonging, christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: A Christian's spiritual brothers and sisters are supposed to be the most important relationships in their life. But to understand what that …
What Should a Christian’s Most Important Relationships Be?Read More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, individualism by Michael Fleming
Summary: Humans were designed to operate in the context of family. American culture has abandoned this mindset. Until family (physical and …
3 Critical Life Decisions You Shouldn’t Make Without Your ChurchRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: belonging, christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: The environments where Kingdom community can naturally emerge have been mostly eliminated from where people spend most of their time. If we …
1 Missing Component Crucial to Growing Kingdom CommunityRead More
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: 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 …
Where the Community Fun Ends and the Hard Work BeginsRead More
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 …
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: church lifestyle, neighboring by Michael Fleming
In my last post, I talked about how loving your neighbor can involve some awkward feelings; especially in the initiation phases of your relationship …
Creating Natural Opportunities for Neighborhood InteractionRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
There are only so many people you can go deep with. A couple of months ago, I wrote a post about how community requires a circle of friends - as …
Restructuring Relationships So You Can Love Your Neighbor as YourselfRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: church lifestyle, neighboring by Michael Fleming
Some people believe they have enough relationships. Some people wish they had more. But, no matter where you fall on the spectrum, the …