We have a wonderful opportunity to engage with others through service. FREE ON THE OUTSIDE in Oregon City is looking for: -Volunteers to come and reorganize their kitchen. -Volunteers to prepare meals for Thursday Celebrate Recovery meetings. -Volunteers to prepare meals for Sunday’s preservice dinners. Remember, never minister alone. Ask a friend, or mentee about…

by Josh Reeves 3. Sitting on the front porch and letting kids play in the front yard.

#2 by Josh Reeves 2. Walk your dog regularly around the same time in your neighborhood.

“While community does not inoculate us against sin, godly community is a sweet balm of safety. It gives us a place and a season where we are safe with ourselves and safe with others.” The Gospel Comes with a House Key, Rosaria Butterfield Safety is found in the local church. It’s safe to share your…

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Take advantage of the Engagement Opportunities page! The purpose is for the local church to bring a neighbor, coworker, or peer to one of these events as an opportunity to get to know them better and build relationship. “Be very careful, then, how you live– not as unwise but as wise, making the most of…

MY FRIEND’S HOUSE is committed to providing opportunities for the local church to engage with their neighbors, coworkers, and peers. Recently, we discovered a tool for praying for your neighbors that we would love to pass on to you. This tool is provided through a ministry called Bless Every Home. Go to blesseveryhome.com to sign-up…

I don’t know if you like to “people watch”, but I do. I like to observe body language and listen to people’s concerns or interests. I have been making many observations since the beginning of 2023. With the working from home and then to being unemployed, I had the opportunity to see a new perspective.…

Community in the local church can be as small as two or as large as 1,000’s. It can meet anywhere, parks, church buildings, homes, coffee shops, or schools. Age in this community is diverse too. Young and old, married and single are all found in the local church community. The one thing everyone has in…