017 – Belong
For the next four weeks at B4 Church, we will be looking at the vision and values of our church in our series called All Things New. Each week in the series, we will look at 4 words, the 4 B’s, that describe who we want to be as a church. This week, Pastors Brad and Alex, and Ashleigh (MDiv) look at the “Belong”. What does it mean to belong to the Church and to belong in the Church?-
— Recommended Reading to Dig Deeper —
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (B4). Filled with wisdom gleaned from living together with disciples during the Nazi regime. https://t.ly/m0wO
Beautiful Resistance by Jon Tyson (B4). Chapters 5,6, and 7 looks at how the community of the Kingdom of God is counter-culture to modern-day society. https://t.ly/I2Lb
Called to Community by Eberhard Arnold. A collection of essays on multiple issues related to the community from a diverse group of writers. https://amzn.to/34PSGj6
Reaching Out by Henri Nouwen. Three-part teaching on how to empty yourself in order to give room for the “others” in your life. https://amzn.to/34PiTye
B4 books are available at the B4 Digital Library on Overdrive. Contact CarolAnne Tsai at ctsai@b4church.org if you need any assistance
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