What does a missional community do when it gets together?
Eat, Meet, Multiply. Eating meals together is a very important aspect of a missional community. Sharing meals was a very important part of the ministry of Jesus. He fed the multitudes, ate in people’s homes, and sometimes invited Himself to the houses of sinners and tax collectors. He was even falsely accused of being a glutton and a drunk (Luke 7: 34). At the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples ate roast lamb, bread, wine and bitter herb. He commanded the disciples to continue to gather for meals and to think of Him when they did so. Accordingly, the early church often met over food (1 Corinthians 11: 20; Acts 20: 7).
Eat, Meet, Multiply. Eating meals together is a very important aspect of a missional community. Sharing meals was a very important part of the ministry of Jesus. He fed the multitudes, ate in people’s homes, and sometimes invited Himself to the houses of sinners and tax collectors. He was even falsely accused of being a glutton and a drunk (Luke 7: 34). At the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples ate roast lamb, bread, wine and bitter herb. He commanded the disciples to continue to gather for meals and to think of Him when they did so. Accordingly, the early church often met over food (1 Corinthians 11: 20; Acts 20: 7). Eating together speaks a powerful message of love and unity, especially in a fragmented society such as ours. As much as possible, communities should gather frequently in order to pray, search the Scriptures, and have simple fellowship meals. As a spiritual family, we should share both our material and spiritual blessings (Acts 2: 42-47).
