The first community to ever exist was the relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (known as the Trinity).
Although each person of the Trinity is unique, they function together as one God. So it is the church.
As a body, we are composed of many unique individuals, and yet, we are unified as one community that seeks after the living Christ.
We are interrelated, interdependent people who live out the Gospel in such a way as to demonstrate Jesus in our shared lives.
Being honest about our clumsiness is the best way we know to invite others to experience the power of God.
We strive to be reckless enough to need Jesus in front of others so that our bruises and hurts enable us to be healers to the world around us.
lived behaviors
LiFE Groups. Doing life together, Soma’s LiFE groups exist for people to live their lives with others by embodying the core values of Soma (missional living, authentic community, creative dignity, and spiritual formation). Between now and our launch on October 5, 2008, these groups are organized around 5 basic areas (worship & creative arts, service, soma kidz, pathways, and spiritual seeker groups).
Ladies LiFE Group. Ladies interested in exploring Christian faith together and talking about real life. Contact Julie Hilty (julie@somasalem.org) for more information.
Mens LiFE Group. Currently still forming, but these are dudes hanging together to talk about faith and life. Contact Dwayne Hilty (dwayne@somasalem.org) for more information.
Conversation & Dialogue. Why list this as a lived out behavior? Even though Soma is still forming, we are trying to be very intentional about creating space for conversation and dialogue about life and faith. This means when we gather for worship, we believe it’s valuable to create space to talk about spirituality in smaller groups of people. This also means that we are working hard to create a church culture in which questions and doubt are not only accepted, but expected