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PART
TWO
Tracking the Spirit Within
The Community
Meeting 7:
My Experience of Christian
Community
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Opening prayer:
Music, Scripture
(Matthew 18:20), poetry, environment. (4-5 minutes)
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Check-in:
How am I feeling as I begin
this meeting? (10 minutes total)
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Theme
(read aloud): The experience of
community is a universal desire. What lifts us up and brings us
down most often comes from our relationships. Family,
neighborhoods, co-workers, soldiers in combat, gangs – the sense
of community is found wherever there are people who bond together.
What is unique to Christian community is the person of Jesus. What
is unique about Christian community is living out his values and
choices. The community is truly Christian when the poorest, the
outcaste, the unfit are welcomed as graciously and lovingly as the
rest.
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Reflection
(facilitator read): When have
I experienced this kind of community? What was special about it?
Have I experienced this often? Short silence (2-3 min)
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Sharing
(facilitator read): What
struck me in this reflection? + + + After the sharings,
members may add anything else they wish, sort of a second round
sharing, or ask for feedback from the group. Close with a
brief prayer.
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Break
(15 minutes, optional)
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Open conversation
& questions
about
matters of interest and concern.
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Preview next topic
to pray over in
preparation for the next meeting.
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Business:
Place for next meeting,
facilitator, prayer leader, other issues.
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Review of meeting:
How was I moved during this
meeting? Where did I feel positive energy? Where discomfort?
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Closing prayer
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Social
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