The Abundant Community New Members It may come as a

It may come as a surprise in our me-centered culture

Does your church have a system of assimilating guests and new members into the church body

the welcoming of strangers

each chapter leads the reader into a deeper relationship and closer fellowship with Jesus

The Abundant Community New Members It may come as aWe need our neighbors and community to stay healthy, produce jobs, raise our children, and care for those on the margin. Institutions and professional services have reached the limit of their ability to help us. The consumer society tells us that we are insufficient and that we must purchase what we need from specialists and systems outside the community. We have become consumers and clients, not citizens and neighbors. John McKnight and Peter Block