“Community [is] a group of individuals who have learned how to communicate honestly with each other, whose relationships go deeper than their masks of composure, and who have developed some significant commitment to "rejoice together, mourn together," and to "delight in each other, make others' conditions our own.” TogetherIndividualCommunityGroupsConditionsCommitmentDelightCommunicateDeeperHonestlySignificantMaskRejoiceMournComposure Book:The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace Source: The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace
“In the end, it is upon the quality and commitment of individuals that all group movements depend.” EndsIndividualQualityGroupsMovementDependsCommitment Author:Robertson Davies
“I don't belong to a church or political party or a group of any kind. I feel that Amnesty International is the most civilized organization in history. Its currency is the written word. Its weapon is the letter; that's why I am a member. I believe in its non-violence; I believe in its effectiveness. Its dignity and its sense of commitment. Its focus on individuals and the concentration and tenacity with which they defend those imprisoned for their ideas has earned it the cautious respect of repressive governments throughout the world.” WorldFeelsBelieveKindIdeasGovernmentPoliticalIndividualI BelieveChurchPartyFocusViolenceWrittenGroupsMembersWeaponsCommitmentDignityLettersOrganizationPrisonInternationalI Believe InConcentrationCivilizedCurrencyPolitical PartiesEffectivenessCautiousTenacityNon ViolenceWritten WordAmnestyAmnesty International Author:Sting
“A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled.” PeoplePastSocialClearGroupsIntegrityHealthyUnderstoodCommitmentFaithfulContractsFulfilledPastorHonoredCovenantGuardedCongregationSocial Contract Author:David W Augsburger