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FamilyLife Today®

Loving Your Community: Stephen Viars

FamilyLife Today®

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Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Christianity, Personal Journals

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to loving their communities, churches can get a bad rap for saying no until they have to say yes. But three decades as a pastor have made author Stephen Viars reconsider: Their church longs to move into indispensable roles that wrap arms aro...

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:07.5

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0:34.6

Hope you'll join us.

0:39.6

So what would you say the best thing a church could be known for in a community?

0:44.2

And by the way, you know, as I think about this, I think a family.

0:47.3

A church or a family could be known for in their local community.

0:51.4

The first thing that comes to my mind,

0:52.9

which would probably come to everyone's mind.

0:55.0

preaching, of course.

0:55.8

And no, I wasn't thinking of that.

0:57.9

I was thinking of loving people.

1:00.6

Oh, why would you say that today? Well, I mean, isn't that what we should be known for, the way we love each other?

1:06.0

Yeah, and the real question, do you think that's what most churches or families are known for. Welcome to Family Life Today,

1:19.0

where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most.

1:22.0

I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are

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