What does your church look like?

I keep thinking about NY and why I felt so content there and I have come to realize it is because of the community I found or I should say the community God led me to. The solid faith the woman I lived with possess, still astounds me.

I went to this amazing young adults service last night and the speaker kept asking us, "what does your church look like?" The response that came to mind was, my church looks like: Savina, and Marcella (two of my NY Housemates) and the commitment they made to come to harlem together and because of that commitment, God built a community and because of that community numerous lives have been changed - all because two girls got together and made a commitment to follow God. Because like my roommate Claire reminded me last night there is power in numbers. The Bible even tells us in Eccl. 4:9, "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work" It is pretty amazing isn't it; to really look at how simple the big picture is. If only there were more Savina and Marcella's out there, letting God, instead of letting self.

So if my idea of church looks like their community, what is their community doing that many churches are not?

Instead of telling you what the church is not doing, I want to share what I learned from being in a community like theirs. I recently asked my roommate Claire what community looked like to her and her response was a place where we could find "Integrity" and to "Inspire" I also thought maybe a community is a place where we can be encouraged and be vulnerable. A community is where we come together in action and prayer. A place of unity and hope and a place where we shouldn't be afraid to ask questions and to be who we are. It's interesting now to think about tough questions, because four years ago I was struggling with questions about God and four years ago Claire was the first person I turned to, to ask the questions I was always afraid to ask. Now four years later, she is my roommate and I am still learning from her.

So I want to ask you, what the speaker at the church I went to asked us, "What does your church look like?"