More than community

Strong and vibrant communities develop where there is a shared ordeal. We need to be on a risky journey together; we need to be drawn out of our comfort zones. It's not necessary to be persecuted, but it is necessary to be stretched in significant ways in our lives together.

A risky journey

This is the sixth forgotten way, something we are inclined to stop doing when we are comfortable and
unchallenged. Read Acts 4:1-7, Acts 5:17-20 and Acts 8:1-3 for some examples of how the early church lived a risky journey. Even better, read the whole of Acts and note how the early church lived and behaved.

Discuss – Is it natural for people to go beyond a place of comfort and safety? So why do we go on roller coasters? Where would you expect the strongest bonds to form, in an army detachment under fire or at a tea party? Why?