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I can hear your complaints through my computer screen right now. Yes, I am serious, take a day off of social media. Now, I know that this seems hypocritical, but I promise you, this post was written in advance so that I just had to push “publish” and I am not going to be scrollingContinue reading “Day 21 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

     Have you figured it out yet? I have been putting you on a schedule for the past 20 days. Every 5 days, you have invited either an individual or a family to do something. That may be a meal, an activity, a game night, or something completely different.       I discovered that for me, knowing aboutContinue reading “Day 20 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

Today, commit to pray. We so often inadvertently dismiss prayer. How many times have you faced hardship in your life, only to look back and realize that you never prayed in the midst of the trial? I know that has been a frequent occurrence in my life. I am not proud of that fact, butContinue reading “Day 19 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

I believe that no revival happens without being preceded by a season of prayer. Revival is what this Bootcamp and my passion for Community Culture is all about! When I began to write about Church, Community, and Culture, I intended to write resources to help people to engage in worship in a deeper way. WhatContinue reading “Day 18 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

     Take a minute and think to yourself of the attributes you want to flow out of your church community. Seriously… take out your phone and set a timer for a minute and think of your church’s attributes. If your church dissolved this week, would your city take notice?       The Fruits of the Spirit sum upContinue reading “Day 17 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

I have a very cool coffee mug. It has an ancient Chinese symbol on it that represents the act of listening. A friend of mine, Bill, gave me the mug after his wife, Wimberly passed away. Wimberly had a talent for creating deep, meaningful relationships in her life through simply being an available and activeContinue reading “Day 16 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

Today your assignment is to txt or call someone and schedule a lunch or coffee with them in a three day window. If this assignment feels familiar, you are correct, it is. I did not put this assignment in the Bootcamp multiple times just because I am lazy, but because what I said before isContinue reading “Day 15 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

This is the day my wife has waited for. It might even be the reason that she agreed to do the bootcamp with me! Today you are going to do a house project.      Our plan is to take a few hours today to do some physical repairs to our house. Because we are overachievers, IContinue reading “Day 14 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”

It might be my pastoral nature, but this day is close to my heart. Today’s assignment is to find the person who is hurting the most in your church and take action. I am not concerned as much with what that action may be, because hurting people’s needs vary drastically depending on their particular hardships.Continue reading “Day 13 – Help Someone”

     Today’s assignment is to review the list that you made on day 4. For those of you who have procrastinated or are just now joining us, here is a brief recap of who should be in this list:  Identify someone in your inner circle: 1-5 People with whom you have no secrets.  Identify someone inContinue reading “Day 12 of the 31 Day Community Bootcamp”