Comments on: How to build community http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/ musings from those on the journey Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Kitty http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31311 Kitty Sat, 02 Jul 2005 07:10:52 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31311 hehe I live in an area where there are heaps of apartments. So "sit on the balcony" suits my context. Thanks so much for posting the list. It really inspires me! hehe I live in an area where there are heaps of apartments. So “sit on the balcony” suits my context. Thanks so much for posting the list. It really inspires me!

]]> By: dan http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31166 dan Tue, 28 Jun 2005 04:46:15 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31166 No, Mike, 'porch' doesn't work here either in the most part (although we would know what is meant by it). In order to properly translate it, it would have to be the front verandah. No, Mike, ‘porch’ doesn’t work here either in the most part (although we would know what is meant by it). In order to properly translate it, it would have to be the front verandah.

]]> By: Mike http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31161 Mike Tue, 28 Jun 2005 02:46:41 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-31161 Does "sit on your front porch" transllate any better?! Peace. Does “sit on your front porch” transllate any better?!
Peace.

]]> By: Stephen Said http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30922 Stephen Said Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:43:14 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30922 Beautiful. My soul shed a tear of melancholic joy when I cast my eye down the list. Thanks for cross posting. Beautiful. My soul shed a tear of melancholic joy when I cast my eye down the list. Thanks for cross posting.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30683 Rebecca Wed, 15 Jun 2005 00:41:58 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30683 "we really have spent far too much time ‘in the church’ when we have to be trained how to be normal so we can engage community with normal non-church going people" true, but in defence of 'church people' - I think that most people (including people with no church connection!) live their lives so fast today that we need to be trained to do this again. I think 'Christians', 'church people' (whatever you want to call them!) are more aware of this fact than *some* other people might be...I was chatting to a woman that runs a little gift shop near my house the other day about the fact that people who live in our area love living there because it's community-oriented, and make a point of shopping there whenever possible because of the new desire to 'live simply', re-discover and re-build community, etc... “we really have spent far too much time ‘in the church’ when we have to be trained how to be normal so we can engage community with normal non-church going people”

true, but in defence of ‘church people’ - I think that most people (including people with no church connection!) live their lives so fast today that we need to be trained to do this again. I think ‘Christians’, ‘church people’ (whatever you want to call them!) are more aware of this fact than *some* other people might be…I was chatting to a woman that runs a little gift shop near my house the other day about the fact that people who live in our area love living there because it’s community-oriented, and make a point of shopping there whenever possible because of the new desire to ‘live simply’, re-discover and re-build community, etc…

]]> By: Garth http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30672 Garth Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:05:21 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2005/06/12/how-to-build-community/#comment-30672 I don't wish to be rude (really!)....but we really have spent far too much time 'in the church' when we have to be trained how to be normal so we can engage community with normal non-church going people.... but alas how I have found it to be true. All those years of meetings, bible studies, music practice, leadership training, have truly made us a 'peculiar people'. All the best with the Summit, I would like to have come along and met you guys! I don’t wish to be rude (really!)….but we really have spent far too much time ‘in the church’ when we have to be trained how to be normal so we can engage community with normal non-church going people…. but alas how I have found it to be true.

All those years of meetings, bible studies, music practice, leadership training, have truly made us a ‘peculiar people’.

All the best with the Summit, I would like to have come along and met you guys!

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