What is the next step?

After The Common Way Weekend

First, there were far more participants in The Common Way weekend than I expected—almost half of our average Sunday worship attendance. To all who were able to come—thank you! And to the marvelous teachers and testifiers, well done!

From a culture-creation or curation standpoint, this is big for our community. I hope it is clearer what shape we believe God is calling Trinity’s discipleship to inhabit in this neighborhood, and what practices will help us take that shape (formation). Likewise, I hope it is clearer what shape we believe God is NOT calling us to inhabit in this neighborhood (resistance or counter-formation).

Second, if you were unable to join us, but are interested in learning more, here are three ideas:
1. Read up on The Common Way on our webpage.
2. Look out for the video recordings of the talks and testimonies, edited and available soon.
3. Join us next time—probably a smaller group at a home?

Now what?

How can The Common Way be integrated into my day to day life?
1. Sign your name. A roster of those intending to walk in The Common Way will be in the All Saints Prayer Chapel for the next month.

2. Join a Common Way Community. So many options: Theta (HS Seniors-30 years); Telos (Sunday night adult community); Omega (mid-week older adult community); Women’s Bible Study (Tuesday morning or Wednesday night); Oikos (home-based communities). If you have a small group of people who would like to meet at a home or coffee shop or your gym, start an Oikos group. I would LOVE to help.
3. Review the 8 ways, the 8 verses, the 8 hand motions :) Start using the language. In our Theta Community, when we play volleyball, sometimes we give beginners do-overs when they serve badly. We do the hand motion and say, “Way of Grace!” When the language starts to get into our bones, we know it is making a difference.
4. Join us for daily prayer at 8:30 AM or 8:30 PM or start reading the morning and evening Psalms, and sign up for the Ground Up Grace Moravian Daily Text podcast.

Morgan teaching on The Way of Welcome. Got her glasses on, and teaching us to do the same.

Justin, Austin, and Alyssa demonstrating what it is like to live in the drama triangle. The Way of Life Together.

Clara teaching on The Way of Commissioned Living—identifying your plot, praying for your plot, cultivating your plot.