Community: defined

At the leadership team meeting last week, I came away with a calendar of events and class sessions for the coming year. It came to my attention that it would be fun to post a definition of "community" on the Legacy web page. 

com·mu·ni·ty:

1. a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

2. a locality inhabited by such a group.

3. a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists (usually preceded by the ): the business community; the community of scholars.

4. a group of associated nations sharing common interests or a common heritage: the community of Western Europe.

5. Ecclesiastical . a group of men or women leading a common life according to a rule. 

The Salem Alliance Church definition reads: "They are mid-sized groups--fellowships of between 25 - 60 adults, formed for mutual encouragement, caring, teaching, friendship, and service.  They are a place where the large church provides a "small church" experience. This is where many find their church family."

Legacy is that "small church" within a much larger one. This is where relationships develop on a deeper level.  

I hope each of you have found a sense of community in Legacy! 

Dale Shafer

Legacy Leadership Team