Teaching Summary
- Jesus’ invitation was to come and do life together.
- Through Jesus, we have been adopted into the family of God.
- Jesus’ desire is not just to form you into a person of love, but to form a community of love.
- You can’t follow Jesus alone; spiritual formation is a relational process.
- Four layers of community*:
- Intimates: 1-5 people who deeply know and love us
- Friends: 15 people with whom we do life
- Village: 150 people, the maximum we can be in relationship with
- Tribe: The larger group we identify with and belong to
- Spiritual friendships are marked by three core characteristics:
- Depth
- Vulnerability
- Commitment to transformation
- Our final practice is to cultivate a community of spiritual friendship and begin meeting regularly.
