What's next?

You've just joined a faith community (a church, let's say).

What are you going to do now?

Find out how to get plugged in, right? To take it to the next level.

So.  You would want to know what's going on.

And you would want to find a small group to be a part of, right?

Should all of those small groups be communities?

Are clubs OK?

Do we concentrate on identifying and activating communities?

So... What is a community?

It's:

Porous

Voluntary

Requires something of you- wants your skin in the game

Seeks happiness for others as a requisite for your happiness

Is always on the look out for people to join it

Knows its cause

Has ways for members to connect with each other, its leader, and its cause

Has a leader

Practices Radical Hospitality

Members realize they are part of something bigger than itself

Aware of the needs, gifts, abilities of those who seek to be a part of the community

Has an identity

What characteristic would you add to the list?