What if… every Christian in every neighbourhood in North America (and around the world?!) actually loved their neighbours, those with whom they live in proximity—
as Jesus loves?
What if…every Christian in every neighbourhood in North America (and around the world) sought Kingdom Shalom in word and deed for the community in which they lived?
What if…every Christian in every neighbourhood in North America (and around the world) joined together with every other Christian in their neighbourhood, and together manifested the tangible Presence of God in that place as the real flesh and blood Body of Jesus?
What if…as they were formed and transformed into the people of God in that place, others also participated and, together, they discovered more of who God is and what the Spirit is up to?
And what if…that formation became the determining factor for who they were and what they did?
And What if…as God did his work in, through and with them,
they became more like Jesus and less like consumers;
more like friends and less like service providers;
more like disciples and less like patrons;
more like radical followers and less like fans;
more like salt, light and a city on a hill
and less like an institution, a program and an event;
more like a community with a mission
and less like an organization with a strategic plan;
And WHAT IF…
God has moved into the neighbourhood, making his home with men and women! They’re his people, he’s their God.
—Revelation 21:3, The Message