Content Warning [11 minutes into the video]: Animal violence
CityChurch is a place where anyone can belong. We fight hard to protect our culture where everyone is welcome; no matter who you are, where you’ve been or what you believe. But it doesn’t just magically happen. It requires people like us to protect this culture.
There are lots of different kinds of people that call CityChurch home. Just look at the plaza on a Sunday and you’ll see a wide swath of age, gender, ethnicity, style and any other distinction you can imagine. To some degree, this just happened. God has brought a diverse group of people to our campus for us to serve. We didn’t recruit or seek out any one group. But, it was also intentional. Behind the scenes, our leaders continue to take steps to remove barriers so that ALL PEOPLE can believe and thrive in Jesus. And you’re a part of that.
Belonging is a significant part of thriving and a deep need within all of us. It’s not just a basic human need, it is also a spiritual need. Followers of Jesus are the Church, AKA The Body of Christ, where each of us are a valuable part of a larger whole. We are designed to fit together in community and serve together in unity. Everyone is valuable and brings something unique and necessary to the table.
Sadly, there are more folks than ever that are lonely. To the degree that the Surgeon General of the United States called loneliness an epidemic.1 One of the hallmarks of loneliness is disconnection. A distinct lack of belonging to a group or network of relationships. So, what do we do? My friend Prasanta Verma is here to help us navigate how we can bring people together.
Order Prasanta’s book today! I also encourage you to check out Prasanta’s website and her Substack, Belonging and the Human Experience.
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/03/new-surgeon-general-advisory-raises-alarm-about-devastating-impact-epidemic-loneliness-isolation-united-states.html
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