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3 illustrations evoking community
"The branches are plural—we abide together. Individual spirituality divorced from community is a severed branch. The church abides in Christ as a body; we bear fruit through shared life. Isolated Christians cannot flourish; connected communities bear kingdom fruit." — Stanley Hauerwas.
"'Do not be conformed' requires an alternative community. We cannot resist the world's patterns alone. The church is the non-conformed community where minds are renewed together, where different values are practiced, where the world sees another way." — Stanley Hauerwas.
"'Great is Thy faithfulness'—sung by communities, not just individuals. The church together experiences daily mercy, shares daily bread, witnesses daily faithfulness. God's mercies come through the brother, the sister, the gathered community. Together we receive what we could not receive alone." — Stanley Hauerwas.