Villages
Rather than simply calling us a “church”, it is more accurate to describe Adullam as a network of villages. Our villages are clusters of friends throughout the city in which community, communion, and mission unfold as a way of life. We believe we will touch upon the needs of the city most when cells of Jesus followers seek to bless specific neighborhoods in which they live. Currently, we do gather these communities together weekly for a larger gathering, but the essence of who we are can be found when peering into the window of our villages where you may find folks raking the leaves of a neighborhood, reading scripture together, or brewing a batch of ale.
We believe people typically find God when they encounter his people. The village is the context we’d love to bring those who need the love and care of God’s people. It’s not likely we’ll pair you with a particular village since they work best when formed fresh and naturally like (much like brewing a batch of ale).
For more information, just keep reading.
What’s it like to be in a Village?
A typical village is ranges from 6 to 30 people who establish their own “rhythms” for their experience together. A typical example over the course of a month might be to meet several weeks for common spiritual conversation around scripture, a good book, etc. One week focused on mission, service or social justice, and one week where you just have a big party to connect friends together. In addition to weekly times of gathering, we encourage spontaneous connection so proximity to people is critical.
Can you put me in a Group?
NO. As you can tell, it takes time to develop synergy with people who share common practices and mission. If you spent time and energy forging deep relationships, the last thing you'd want is for complete strangers to show up out of the blue each week.
To experience Village life, we recommend you come to the “Gathering” on Sundays to make natural connections and let people get to know you. You can also let the leadership know of your desire and we’ll help you connect with people in your niche of the city. You can also simply start one from scratch. The leadership is here to help you and all you have to do is let us know and we'll coach you.
We also have Village Leader Training about every 6 to 8 weeks. We won’t just stick you in a group. But we will do everything we can to help you find your way into a village.
How do the Villages and the Gathering integrate?
The Gathering is a place where the communities come together to see what God's been doing amongst us. Right now we only have one weekly Gathering (Sunday Morning) but we hope that there will be several Gathering points throughout the city as we grow.
