Neighbour

As an individual

• Draw a map with your house in the middle, and learn the names of the people in all the houses near yours.
• Find out what your neighbours do professionally.
• Find a way to get to know one personal thing about each neighbour.
• Look for ways to “help” when you see neighbours doing a project.
• Make a goal to talk with one neighbour each day, and do it.
• Check out the Art of Neighbouring website www.artofneighboring.com

With Your Family

• Bake a cake and take them to each house.
• Invite families over for seasonal parties (Easter. Christmas, New Year).
• Look for ways to rally other families around you to serve your community together.
• Play out front instead of in the back garden, to intentionally engage with neighbours.
• Make a goal for the number of times a month your family will invite neighbours over for a meal.

In Community

• Share your neighbours names and needs and pray for them in your city group.
• Invite group members along with neighbours in to your home, to connect important relationships.
• Work together on seasonal parties to create special experiences with shared resources.
• Share stories of successes and failures in loving your neighbour, to learn from each other.
• Ask meaningful questions of each other, to encourage regular engagement with neighbours.

Questions

• What neighbours have you intentionally loved this week and how did you love them? How have you shared the hope you have with the people you’ve been sent to love?