I do not like lectures…
That is probably why I do not listen to many sermons.
Recently a friend was asking me about my community group, in fact I have spent a lot of time talking about this group this past week. The Livingroom is the intentional community I have participated in for the past two years. Here is our blog: www.livingroomconversations.blogspot.com
A couple things about livingroom, we meet intentionally once a week to relate to one another and God. We form our time around these elements: a common meal, communion, prayer, scripture, story, conversations, film, art, council, kids, inward and outward needs, services and play.
There is no one leader/pastor, we all play our roles we accept in the community. My role is a facilitator/encourager/listener/spiritual director.
Most people who know me outside of livingroom context think i am the leader. i guess I fit the profile of how they see the leader. However inside livingroom I am one of the pieces that make up the mosaic that is livingroom. The group of people, some strangers make up the most natural, normal, successful Christian community I have been apart of.
Note: most frustrating issues for new people, Livingroom is what you make it. No one role is held higher than anyone elses role. The children sit in the middle of the room most nights. They are distracting, and we celebrate the mess and normalcy they bring to the group.
We have no one purpose of structure. We organize and re organize every eight weeks in the areas that fit the values of how we see God/Jesus/Gospels/Christian Community expressed in Scripture.
