Call to Community

To grow in Christ, we must be in community. If The Vine is your church, this message should sound familiar by now. Mid-way through the year, we taught on the defining characteristics of Christian community:

Christ-centred, authentic, hospitable, active, committed and missional.

All genuine Christian community looks like this. More recently, we issued a challenge for Vine members to form close-knit spiritual friendships, as the practice of meeting regularly with other believers to share honestly about our journeys with Jesus and pray for one another is a powerful catalyst for spiritual growth.

We ask that you would prepare yourselves for more messaging on the importance of community along with tools and tips to help you practice it. We are far from finished in our efforts to call The Vine towards deeper expressions of community and in our commitment to strengthening every form of life-giving community that already exists or has yet to emerge within the church.

Jim McInnes

Associate Pastor