Quotes About Community

Humility was a virtue that the Lakota of old expected their leaders to possess. A quiet, humble person, we believed, was aware of other people and other things. An arrogant, boastful man was only aware of himself. Interestingly, our methods of selecting leaders today seem to favor the arrogant and boastful.

It was understandable, then, that the worth of a person was not measured in the things he or she owned, but in the deeds done on behalf of others.

others for His glory. As they busily scurry to hoard their personal resources

Yet the four spaces are not an assembly line for growing community.

I wish for a front porch. I am not alone. In our time people have a hunger for a significant "median space." This may arise from the recent history of minimizing the importance of these relationships. Median spaces are the spaces that include our social and personal connections.

Many belonged to Jesus in different spaces. The Bible mentions the multitudes, a room full, a crowd of seventy, twelve apostles, the inner circle of Peter, James, and John. All experienced community with Jesus.

Small groups are not necessarily the most significant way to help people grow in relationship to God and to one another. +   People connect in all four spaces, not in just one or two. +   Community happens spontaneously. +   We can facilitate environments that help people connect.

People may want anonymity, but they do not want to be strangers.

It is simply not true that people who belong only in public space are "on the fringe." Nor is it true that we somehow need to get them to move "closer" to get them to be committed.

To effectively create a front porch experience, there cannot be any expectations that the group

A convicted felon who had strong family ties, a stake in the community, and an education might get probation, while a man who had few family ties, little stake in the community, and little education might draw a ten-year sentence for the same crime.

Er weckt in mir die Sehnsucht, und obwohl er sich nach Feldern seht und ich nach Straßen, steckt er mich an. Es ist so wie mit den Liedern der Heimat: wenn einer sein Volkslied anstimmt, singt der andere sein eigenes, und die verschiedenen Melodien werden ähnlich, und alle sind nur wie verschiedene Instrumente einer Kapelle.

No one is as cautious as an elderly mocker, especially when he knows how sensitive the local press and rotary club are.

Globalization has made national boundaries more porous but not irrelevant. Nor does globalization mean the creation of a universal community.

Good, WindClan is here," he mewed. "Let's go and meet them.

Do you think I did this alone? Do you think you're safe within your own Clan?" He coughed, spitting out clots of blood, and added, "Think again!

Let's stop worrying about StarClan and start sharing with them," Jayfeather snapped. "I'm cold.

give you a life for selflessness," the former WindClan leader announced. "Use it well in the service of your Clan.

And we have one new warrior. Welcome, Oakheart!

Squirrelflight would be a good leader

Thornclaw padded to Flipclaw's side. "I want to go for a wander too." His mew was soft, his anger gone now. "Me too." Flywhisker joined them, speaking over Clanmates' protests.

he knows how to cure Bramblestar.

tortoiseshell is Sparrow Fur." "We like having names," Pebble Heart informed Gray Wing, giving

Nothing mattered to him more than the well-being of ThunderClan.