day 3K59: Community

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.”

Community was THE word at the beginning of the Internet.  Books were written and careers made on how to create community online.  In the early days those were Bulletin Boards and Chat Rooms, later to become Groups that companies and organizations tried to moderate and organize, ultimately to be self-organized interest groups that technology facilitated the awareness with companies and sponsors wanting their piece of the pie for those groups that go big enough, or specific enough for their purposes.  Many will say that these online spaces are their community, even more than their physical neighborhoods, work places or where they may gather together in real life.  Meta is betting on this being more and more the norm going forward for all the good and the bad.  I read a quote by an interviewee about how she defined community: “A family you get to choose”.  If more companies fashioned themselves as this type of community, then maybe they’d be looked at as the type of employer that many would choose.

“A family you get to choose” is what the Kingdom of God also represents.  God has established His Kingdom so that we might participate and become a part of His family forever and He gives us that through our choice.  We choose our communities each and every day.  Today, are we reengaging in the one community that really matters?

Reference: Hebrews 10:24-25

Hat Tip to Peter W. who is part of a community that he serves and receives much from, The Rotary Club.  He responded to yesterday’s post, “Feeling Rotary” with: “Feeling Rotary means to me being part of a diverse group of business and community leaders who live “Service above Self” 😀”.  Amen to that Peter.  Thanks!