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The more I think about being a healthy, thriving church community, the more I realize that it can’t happen until people begin to live out some heart attitudes with each other. Conflict is all part of being in relationship with each other. Unfortunately, we sometimes either run from it or face it in a way that’s unhealthy.
As a church, we encourage everyone to live out the following Heart Attitudes with each other:
HEART ATTITUDES
No one can follow Christ’s example perfectly, but a follower of Christ seeks to live out the following Heart Attitudes to foster healthy relationships.
1. Pursue a growing spiritual relationship with God above all else
(Luke 10:27).
2. Live a godly and honest life before others (Eph 4:25).
3. Clear up relationships with others (Matt 5:23-24).
4. Assume the best of others until proven otherwise (Phil 4:8; I Cor 13:5-7).
5. Put the success of others above my own (Phil 2:2-3; John 15:12-13).
6. Receive and give biblical correction (Heb 3:13; Prov 10:17).
7. Follow spiritual leadership within biblical limits (Heb 13:17).
8. If you lead, seek to be a servant leader like Jesus (Mark 10:45).