Where we’ve been

Since August, we’ve been able to meet in a handful of different ways: worship at Edgewater Park, an interest meeting, a picnic, and starting to meet twice a month for dinner and worship.

Where we are now

At the interest meeting, we shared our value for patient growth. Patient growth starts small and begins with building friendships, which is the stage that we’re in now. Eventually, building friendships will develop into forming culture and inviting neighbors as we build mutual trust, care, and delight in one another as we seek God together. But right now, building friendships is our focus.

Where we’re going

To create more space for connection, our bi-monthly gatherings will shift from dinner and worship to a small group gathering. In November, we’ll start a small group series on Spiritual Friendship from the Order of the Common Life. The series will create space for conversations like how we experience friendship with others, with God, and how we can extend friendship to each other. We think it will give us a really great shared language and experience for us to take forward as we form as a community.

We also feel drawn to meet in Tremont or Ohio City to pray over the neighborhoods that God has invited us to on either the 2nd or 4th Sunday of the month this fall. Something like: meet up, pray together, and then hang out at a local spot in the neighborhood. We haven’t landed on a date or time, so we’ll share more about this idea on October 18th!

The Invitation

• How does this land with you? We want to hear from you as we discern how God is leading us as a community. You can bring questions or thoughts with you on October 18 when we'll gather at 6:30pm to make space to talk more about this, and share in lectio divina and communion together.

• Will you consider joining us for the Spiritual Friendship small group?