Living Intentionally

For me, church should be something you live in your daily life, not just on Sundays. Notice I say "should." That's how I feel, but I can never seem to make it happen. I just don't have the time to be church during the week, and that frustrates me.

The problem, I think, is that I surround myself with like-minded people (my friends from church) on Sundays, but during the week, it's just me. It makes sense - I am a highly social creature, and without others to keep me grounded, I will drift off. I am incredibly thankful for them on Sundays, but my soul craves more.

Among some of my friends, there has been talk of setting up an intentional community. The online dictionary defines an intentional community as "A small, localized, often rural community of persons or families pursuing common interests or concentrating on certain basic values." Now, I'm not so sure about the rural part, but the rest of the concept appeals to me. A close-knit community of people pursuing the same goal - being church in our daily lives.

I'm still doing my research and probing to find out what this community would look like, but I am intrigued. This could be the answer I have been looking for. I could really use a community that would support me and join me in my journey as a Christian-in-progress at this point in my life.

I think we all could use a community like that, but what does it really mean? How do we transform a good idea into a functional lifestyle? How do we live intentionally?