PROF DION FORSTER - Finding Brotherhood & Intentional Christian Community

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Professor Dion Forster, speaking from Šibenik, Croatia, delves into the critical importance of intentional Christian community. The conversation addresses the common struggle of isolation and the missed opportunities for deep, supportive relationships.

Prof. Forster centers the discussion on James 5:13-18, highlighting how scripture instructs believers to be in community for all of life's seasons—to pray for those who are suffering and to celebrate with those who are cheerful. He emphasizes that true community moves beyond surface-level interaction, urging listeners to find trusted confidants with whom they can confess sins and share their most intimate struggles and fears, following the directive in James 5:16.
4 Sep English South Africa Religion & Spirituality · Christianity

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