Before you start loving your neighbors, you have to get to know them.

 

 

Alexis’ challenge to take a tour of your community to create intentionality stands true for you, no matter if you are in an apartment or not. Considering the places where people gather is a vital piece to understanding your community and how to best spend your time.

 

Getting to know your neighbors is a great first step, but then what? Here are some recommended resources for next steps in your intentionality:

  1. The Art of Neighboring
  2. Love Does
  3. The Turquoise Table
  4. The Gospel Comes With a House Key

 

We also have a Pinterest board full of ideas for care packages or welcome gifts for neighbors or office staff.

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"Each of us gets to decide with every opportunity whether to lean in or step back - to say yes, ignore it, or tell God why he has the wrong person." —BOB GOFF

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Whether you're walking through this study individually or as a group, take a moment to process by asking yourself these questions:

  • Where are the places your neighbors - whether in an apartment community or neighborhood - tend to congregate? How can you and your family intentionally start to get to know people in those spaces?
  • What's the most thoughtful thing you can do for someone who lives on your street or in your apartment building?

 

 

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Love God, and love your neighbor.    

Apartment Life believes that a community can be radically transformed when people intentionally invest in the lives of neighbors and build authentic relationships through service.

 

It's that simple.  
  
We partner with an apartment community’s management team to deliver the Apartment Life program. We  have the opportunity to  build community and serve residents by doing things that flow naturally out of the Christian lifestyle — welcoming new neighbors, planning social functions, and caring in times of need.

 

Together we can change the lives of people living in apartment communities, and one person at a time, we can change the world.  

 

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