community 2.0

Community Meeting 9/14/06

In attendance: Ian, Nate, Allen, Scottie, Clint, Kathleen, Jessy, Nick

gospel: loving on people for who they are

If you have a calling for your neighborhood, stay where you are. But if you only live there because it is convenient, safe or for no real purpose, come join us.

How is it (the safe, suburban life) incarnational?

Is intentional community a universal calling? No. But it is a tool to help us live “awake” and be real presence of God’s love.

Mid-August to mid-September: write manifesto. like wedding vows: extremily risky because you cannot enforce what others promise to you.

Clint: Holy Spirit not always like a gas station, we don’t always get filled up to go out. sometimes we have to step out into nothingness and God will meet us there. we have a joy deep within us because Jesus Christ promised us life, real life, full life. Try to decide where on the scale of financial dependence do we fall? Total dependence too extreme a shock. Total independence what we are doing now.

Dinner time = community time, a beautiful thing

1. who do you let into your community? Anyone who is broken? Even with the fragility of the community?              = grace needed to make this choice, ultimately, God will use this how he wants to, in whatever capacity.

Challenge group to start meeting where we plan on moving: Denver Harbor, meet at a restaurant - Porras Tacos.

Do more research about other communities. Arcitectual matters are very important for functionality and survival

Relationships are the most important part. They Should be kept at first priority.

= Most of us going in are o.k. if this dies. If you “can’t leave” because of our house, you need to leave.

Allen: experience with Eccuminical Institute, will get insights into bennifits and downfalls

Next meeting is September 28

-Ways tp Meet more frequently

1. planning meetings about Denver Harbor (youth and families) Thursday 6:30 @ Ian’s

2.Hang with each other = blog as place to invite eachother to various events (mmm… food)

3. call each other