Community | Winston-Salem, NC

A group of Wake Foresters gathered over dinner in Winston-Salem, NC on August 16, 2018 to discuss Community.

Overview and highlights of our Call to Conversation:

• Community is something we all have greatly valued over the course of our lives.
• Community is often –
  • Being known, loved, accepted, included, valued, supported, encouraged
  • Done together with “one’s people” which may be defined by whatever commonality has brought you together
  • Entered when invited, during crisis, via geography
  • Enhanced by technology, yet technology can also be a prohibitor
• Community can be messy (ex. the Disciples) – “If you are not engaging on a deep enough level and getting messy, then it is not authentic.”
• This discussion on Community sparked in us the desire to –
  • Intentionally invite and include others
  • Make time to be part of community
  • Broaden the definition of community and take advantage of small communities (ex. Work spaces)
  • Be more present with people and with God
  • Expect the mess when being present and be conscious to not have to be “comfortable”