“Practices are things that Christian people do together that connect them to God and one another, and that address fundamental human needs, thus forming a way of life.” 

Dianna Butler Bass

• Christian practices focus on doing, not simply believing.
•  Christian practices are patterns of behavior, not a one time activity.
•  Christian practices are intentional, necessitating decision and a commitment.
• Christian practices are activities we do together that spill over into our private and individual lives.
•  Christian practices are a connecting with God.
•  Christian practices are a pursuit of what is good, in response to the grace and love of God we have come to know through Jesus.
•  Christian practices lead us beyond ourselves and engage us in the needs of those around us.
•  Christian practices connect us with our tradition; we join to do what followers of Jesus have done from the very beginning.
• Christian practices bind us all together around common engagement.
• Christian practices say to us that we need each other. We can’t live the way of Jesus on our own.