{"product_id":"the-community-practice-a-four-session-guide-to-cultivating-community-in-the-way-of-jesus-9780593603376","title":"The Community Practice: A Four-Session Guide to Cultivating Community in the Way of Jesus","description":"\u003cb\u003eECPA BESTSELLER - In a lonely, fractured culture, Jesus offers a new kind of family. Discover the communal Way of Jesus through this guide from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author John Mark Comer and the team at Practicing the Way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the unprecedented connectivity of the modern era, our time is marked by isolation, transience, and superficiality. But Jesus invites his followers into genuine relationships, not just around a stage, but around a table--a place that offers intimacy, joy, healing, and commitment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesigned to be used with four engaging video sessions freely available online, the Community Practice from Practicing the Way offers spiritual exercises, reflection questions, guided readings, and additional resources to help you and your community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis guide will equip you to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Build rhythms of intentional connection with others\u003cbr\u003e- Create safe spaces in which to share your joys and sorrows\u003cbr\u003e- Confess your brokenness and begin healing\u003cbr\u003e- Develop committed relationships that grow in mature love \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving in community in our time of radical individualism is not always easy--but it's beautiful, opening us to healing, happiness, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of a series of nine core practices that together build a Rule of Life for following Jesus in the modern world, each guide can be read individually or together in any order: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sabbath Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Prayer Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fasting Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solitude Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Generosity Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Scripture Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Community Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Service Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witness Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Mark Comer,Practicing the Way\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Waterbrook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593603376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Mark Comer\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003ePracticing the Way\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named Christian Book of the Year by the ECPA, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry\u003c\/i\u003e, which has sold more than a million copies and been translated into over twenty languages. He is a pastor and the founder of Practicing the Way, an organization working to see the renewal of apprenticeship to Jesus in our time. The Comers live in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePracticing the Way \u003c\/b\u003ehelps churches form lifelong apprentices of Jesus. Our free resources are used by thousands of communities and pastors worldwide to help people be with Jesus, become like him, and do as he did. Our work is possible thanks to a group of monthly givers called The Circle and other generous givers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Mark Comer \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897212518557,"sku":"9780593603376","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ba72c69d-a734-4eb9-8860-17013fb0e916.jpg?v=1778003897","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-community-practice-a-four-session-guide-to-cultivating-community-in-the-way-of-jesus-9780593603376","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}