Saturday, September 14, 2013

Brett Eastman: Build Real Friendships in Your Group


Don't we all long to be part of something fun, exciting, and life-giving?

The sitcom Friends captured this desire. Every week, 50 million people watched six actors pretend to have relationships with one another. Its popularity was fueled by the deep longing we all have to be connected in community.

The felt need is clear. But the real need is found in the biblical word koinonia, which means "fellowship." God's plan from the beginning was that all of us would belong to a spiritual community where we would know others and be known.

How can we create a community like this? How can we connect with one another? Here are seven principles that form the acrostic CONNECT and help you connect in real friendships with the people in your group.... Keep reading

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