{"product_id":"the-way-back-to-one-another-how-to-live-as-people-created-for-community-9781514014400","title":"The Way Back to One Another: How to Live as People Created for Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover Community in a Disconnected World \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus said his followers would be known for their love, not their loneliness. Yet over half of Americans-and American churchgoers-say that they lack companionship or that no one knows them well. We live increasingly disconnected lives, and our mental and spiritual health suffer as a result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back to One Another\u003c\/i\u003e, Jeff Galley and Phil Smith provide a remedy based on studying Scripture, learning from the global church, and observing best practices in thousands of small groups. The New Testament's exhortations to love one another are not merely individual commands but instructions for experiencing deep relationships and community, one to another, to each other, and each to all. Loving one another today will require a countercultural return to practices that are increasingly devalued and disregarded: depending on, committing to, talking with, knowing, and welcoming one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back to One Another\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoneliness is a subtle yet pervasive issue that affects our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and even as Christ-followers, we're not immune. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod designed us for deep, meaningful relationships to help us become who he intends us to be. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is hope to cultivate the deeper connections we long for and to be ambassadors of those relationships for others, even in a culture of isolation. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulfilling life is found in interdependence and realizing that our relationship with God is deeply connected to our relationships with others. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOvercoming loneliness requires intentional, countercultural changes in how we live. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalley and Smith cast a vision for how we were created to live, outline practical shifts to combat loneliness, and offer life design suggestions-small yet meaningful changes we can make to escape aloneness, build relationships, and create community to experience the depth of connection God intends for us. With \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back to One Another\u003c\/i\u003e, discover how you and your church can break away from soul-killing isolation and become catalysts of life-giving relationships and community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJill Heisey is a writer who is passionate about helping leaders and nonprofits share their stories. She has collaborated on the books \u003ci\u003eLead with Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRooting for Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Disillusionment\u003c\/i\u003e; written the children's book \u003ci\u003eKeza Paints a Bright Future\u003c\/i\u003e; and authored articles featured on Christianity Today's \u003ci\u003eBetter Samaritan\u003c\/i\u003e blog. Jill graduated from Messiah University with degrees in politics and Spanish and resides outside Washington, DC, with her husband, Bryan, and their two daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhillip N. Smith is the Senior Development Ambassador at HOPE International. He previously served as HOPE's senior director of savings group programs, leading the organization's global team. Prior to joining HOPE, Phil served as an executive pastor, corporate executive, and in senior leadership with World Relief, and has served on many boards over the years. Phil and his wife, Becca, have lived in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Rwanda, and currently reside in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They have two sons, a daughter, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Galley is the Central Group Leader for Community at Life.Church, where the church aims to lead people to follow Jesus and love their neighbors through the power of community. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eConversations: Turn Your Everyday Discussions into Life-Giving Moments\u003c\/i\u003e. He coleads Global Lift Collective and serves on the board at the Chalmers Center for Economic Development and Tearfund USA. Jeff and his wife, Christy, have three married children, three grandchildren, and live in the Oklahoma City area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078270611730,"sku":"9781514014400","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2392c89e-27e6-4b71-85cc-522168862824.jpg?v=1772539782","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-way-back-to-one-another-how-to-live-as-people-created-for-community-9781514014400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}