(Note: the blue horizontal menu bar directly above lists the subsections of the fourth component, "Community." Be sure to read each of these subsections before moving on to next primary section, "Personal Perspective.")

Fourth Component: Community

Community doesn't just happen. Nor does spiritual formation occur in every gathering in a church.

For the congregation to be a place of formation and Christian practice, leaders need to be intentional about space, practices of hospitality, relationships, reading, virtual spirituality, formation across the congregation, and the relationship between the church and larger networks of spiritual practice.