Top 10 Ways to Build Community

A striking feature of worship in the Bible is that people gathered in what we would call "holy expectance." They believed that they would actually hear the voice of God. It was not surprising to them that the building in which they met shook with the power of God. -- Richard Foster

Rather than growing bigger churches, we should be concerned with growing bigger Christians. -- Rich Mullins

In the essentials-unity; in the non-essentials-freedom; in all things-love. -- John Wesley

1. Use self-disclosure to get real.
2. Listen more than you talk.
3. Ask good questions to uncover meaning.
4. Have fun! Don't make everything overtly spiritual.
5. Use your spiritual gifts to encourage others.
6. Balance activity inward, outward and upward.
7. Serve those outside your community as a community.
8. Share the significant issues of your past.
9. Probe one another's dreams for the future.
10. Love one another practically and consistently.