Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Loving Relationships

We call it loving relationships, its one of our Streams of Water (Core values of our church).  Here's a description of it from our church web page at www.thestream.us/values.php

Loving Relationships (John 13:34-35; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

If you appreciate making good friends and developing solid relationships with other people, then come be a part of The Stream. We believe that the church should be a loving family where people can truly connect with others, and that is what we want to see in this church. The Stream will strive to be a welcoming and loving community of people who help one another follow Jesus, while also having a lot of fun together. We will care for one another, challenge one another, encourage one another, and when necessary, forgive one another. We will seek to discover, exercise in an orderly way, and use whatever gifts God gives us to build up one another and to serve others (1 Corinthians 12-14).


Some of the ways we cultivate this is simply by spending time together. People at The Stream go out to lunch together, they have meals together in homes, they go grab coffee or a workout together, they meet in what we call "House Groups" (our name for small group fellowships/Bible studies/prayer times).  We even go on trips together.

In the last week, house groups met, over 30 people made plans for a trip to San Clemente for our Labor Day Beach Bash and Retreat, and we had a super fun "big game" party (even if the game was a blowout).

The Stream is a place where you can make good friends and have a lot of fun in the process!  Here are a few photos from our cookout this past fall that illustrate the loving relationships we're talking about!

Looking for loving relationships?  Come join us at The Stream! (Sundays at 10am at the Scout Center).