Community of Faith

I had the privilege  of sitting down for coffee with another young ministry leader yesterday. We shared what was going on in each of our ministries, things we were excited about, and even things we worried about. At the end of that time we prayed and went our separate ways.

I was reminded again by this meeting that I am blessed with a rich community of faith. I am surrounded by people who are following God and excited about what he is doing through them. I am also blessed that a lot of the members of this community are of the same generation as I am. We are the "young leaders" of the churches, ministries, and jobs in this world. It is so cool to know that we are carrying on the faith.

A few weeks ago I was able to go to a conference for Children's Pastors and ministry workers. One of the keynote speakers, you may now him, Ryan Frank spoke on how we are all part of a chidden community. It spans towns, states, countries, and the globe. We have been blessed to be in a technological age where community can be built from anywhere. The same is true for us as Christians living today. We can have a strong faith community made up of people all over the place. I personally have a faith community that spans at least 3 states.

I keep throwing around this term "community" and for those of you who don't know what I am talking about, a community is a group of people you go through life with. People that are plugged in to your day to day life, who make an impact, and who have your back.

If you are not plugged into a community, or you really don't have anyone to go through life with, I would encourage you to find a group, build your own. Church is a great place to start, it is filled with people who believe the same things you do. Ask someone out for coffee or to lunch and start building that relationship.  I promise it will be worth the effort.

Continually Growing at The Grove!

Miss Megan