Connecting with the Community
Posted Monday, August 30th, 2010 | 0 Comments »Colossians 1:9-14
Teacher: Pastor Joe Springer
Discussion Questions:
Pastor Nancy Eckardt
1. When have you moved from a spectator of a group to a participant in the group?
2. How have you seen societal norms creep into the church? When has it been healthy? Unhealthy?
3. What do you see as your role in the body of Christ?
4. If you came to worship realizing that isn’t about you, how would the service be different?
5. How do you receive Christ’s expression of love to you as part of your bride?
6. How do you carry the understanding that you are the bride of Christ into your context – work, school, home?
7. How has your knowledge of God increased by being in conversation with others?
8. When has frustration wit the church led you to a more mature love for and commitment to the church? When have you walked away because of it?
9. Can you think of an example when you have seen Christ reflected in another?
10. We are the church, not just attenders of the church. What would it look like if we as the church cultivated a culture of invitation? How can you participate as an agent of invitation?
11. What are barriers for you to become an agent of invitation?
12. What step can you take to move toward invitation?


