Westminster Hall

The Roots of Christian Community: What We Can Learn From the First Churches A large part of the Christian Bible is devoted to considering what makes Chris-tian faith a corporate or communal faith and what should be distinctive about how Christians live out their faith together. From its beginnings, Christianity has sought to express itself through communal values that reflect Jesus’ own exam-ple in life and death – rejecting dominance, extending hospitality, surrendering privilege, and pursuing reconciliation. Creating community was…

Trust: Foundational for Creating Community For 20 years Dr. Lange was a brother at Taize’ in France. This class will explore the essential quality of trust in forming any type of community. Taize’ is an example of openness and compassion as people trust each other with their true selves.