| According to George Gallup Jr., Americans are the loneliest people on earth. Despite constant activity, phone and internet access from just about anywhere, the ability to travel long distances quickly and easily, and other 21st century advances designed to bring people together, many of us, even Christians active in small groups at church, sense a deep, unfulfilled need to "belong". Randy Frazee sought to fill this need in his own church by examining the true meaning of community and then implementing radical principles to foster true intimacy and lasting relationships. Out of the positive results of this experience comes The Connecting Church, a guide written for professional and lay leaders responsible for building community in their church. Frazee says connecting churches have three essential elements: Common Purpose, Common Place, and Common Possessions, which are expressed in 15 principles that, when put into practice, help churches experience the kind of intimacy and relationships most Christians long for but never experience.
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