· When have you encountered a problem that you thought would be solved by “getting rid of the bad guys?” What else did you discover needed to change?
· When have you experienced transformation in the process of overcoming an obstacle of some sort?
· How would you describe unity?
· Where have you experienced unity?
· Where have you experienced moving with a group toward a common goal, but without unity? How would you describe that?
· Why is unity so important to Paul’s message to the Philippians?
· How do you see tribalism expressed in your own life and context?
· What might be the dividing lines in our church? What criteria do you use to determine who is in and who it out?
· When have you experienced a unity in Christ that overcomes the temptation to be tribal? What did it take?
· How do you cultivate relationships with people who don’t share the same ideologies as you do?
· How has the deepening of your relationship to and maturity in Christ reflected itself in the unity in horizontal relationships? What are the barriers to this happening?
· How do you partner with God in this process of maturity? In what way are you participating in this process that He has initiated in you?
· What areas of your life do you routinely complain about? How does this cause you to stay stuck?
· How often do you talk to God about it? What do you hope for in this situation that complaining can not provide?
· This week, what steps can you take in your relationships to move past divisions and tribalism in order to cultivate the unity of Christ in those relationships?