Quotes about Community

We are not our brother's keeper we are our brother and we are our sister. We must look past complexion and see community.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

The team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

It all began with a dozen men and a handful of women: and then the Spirit came.

How we relate to God is generally how we relate to others.

If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples.

No amount of money or ideas can replace the value of being physically present, giving time and attention to people or projects.

We don't want people to understand forgiveness or prayer or mission or justice only intellectually. We want people who can forgive, who can hear and respond to God, who actually know Him. We want people who have hearts that break for our world and the people in it and do something about it. We want the kind of people in our communities who resemble the people we see in Scripture.

We are creating a culture, even if it's unintentional. The question is, do we like the culture we are creating?

life is richer when it is shared even with those who annoy us from time to time.

Our commission is to compassionately reach out to those around us, invite them to join us in community, share the story of the gospel, make disciples, and gather them into families to follow Jesus together.

His disciples weren't just his roadies or work associates — they are his family. For Jesus, making disciples is about building a family. In one sentence, he completely redefines what family is, how it works, and what it's for.