What makes a community a community? Is it the people or is it just the area you live in. Every community is different. People often criticize that we don‘t know our neighbors any more. My mum; still tells me stories of how ―back in the 50‘s‖ (way back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth) she was great friends with her neighbors and everyone knew each other, my mum has fond memories of playing with the boy next door and pushing him into the rose bush.
So how much do we really know about the people who live around us?
With access to internet and the ability to travel far distances and just plain globalization means that we have access to more people then ever before, does this mean were leaving those that are closest to home out of the picture? Is there no longer a need to get out there and talk to the peo-ple who live right next door, or down the street?
I have recently been called to question this in my own personal life. Internet dating is just one example of how our world is embracing the online community. My brother is marrying a girl in America whom he met over the net. This is both new and exciting but also raises new complica-tions to the simple act of dating.
As a society we have become accustomed to not getting out of our comfort zone and meeting new people around us. Ingleburn alive is a chance to get out there and see what the community has to offer, going to meet other people from the wider community and just having fun.
St Barnabas Ingleburn, or less formally known as Barney‘s, is welcoming to anyone and every-one. As Christians we live in a community and rely on it to support us and to help us grow into better people, following the bible‘s example. Churches are places of great community, all my life I grew up in a church and had great friendships with people from those churches. Though God may be the focus of a church it seems that where God is great relationships follow. In my opinion a community that has tight bonds between its members is a community that is ALIVE.
With access to internet and the ability to travel far distances and just plain globalization means that we have access to more people then ever before, does this mean were leaving those that are closest to home out of the picture? Is there no longer a need to get out there and talk to the peo-ple who live right next door, or down the street?
I have recently been called to question this in my own personal life. Internet dating is just one example of how our world is embracing the online community. My brother is marrying a girl in America whom he met over the net. This is both new and exciting but also raises new complica-tions to the simple act of dating.
As a society we have become accustomed to not getting out of our comfort zone and meeting new people around us. Ingleburn alive is a chance to get out there and see what the community has to offer, going to meet other people from the wider community and just having fun.
St Barnabas Ingleburn, or less formally known as Barney‘s, is welcoming to anyone and every-one. As Christians we live in a community and rely on it to support us and to help us grow into better people, following the bible‘s example. Churches are places of great community, all my life I grew up in a church and had great friendships with people from those churches. Though God may be the focus of a church it seems that where God is great relationships follow. In my opinion a community that has tight bonds between its members is a community that is ALIVE.
