{"id":4120,"date":"2016-02-12T07:42:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T12:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=4120"},"modified":"2016-02-24T06:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T11:28:37","slug":"lent-challenge-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/lent-challenge-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenten Challenge #3: Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

So today’s challenge<\/a> revolves around community – being a part of one’s own community.<\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking about community lately, partly because of Google+. There you create communities and circles. But to me it feels so artificial. I have circles of people I actually know but am added to circles of complete strangers. What’s that about? And in the community I’m involved in #5minutesofmyday<\/a> really only Marjorie and I make an effort to post a photo every day, another 6 or so people post occasionally while the group has 71 members. I’ve noticed that it only feels like community when people interact with each other. When someone 1+s my picture I know they’ve looked at it. When someone leaves a comment I know it has touched them in some way – that is where community happens.<\/p>\n

I see my job as Administrative Assistant as facilitating community within the church. Helping people to connect with each other, to interact with each other.<\/p>\n

Here in the condo I’ve attempted to do that by making a newsletter, by attending potlucks, by doing yard work (which often spurs conversation).<\/p>\n

So where, today, can I plant seeds of community?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So today’s challenge revolves around community – being a part of one’s own community. I’ve been thinking about community lately, partly because of Google+. There you create communities and circles. But to me it feels so artificial. I have circles of people I actually know but am added to circles of complete strangers. What’s that … <\/p>\n

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