What Is A Communion?

Communion involves commonality, participation together, and sharing. Sometimes translated fellowship (from the Greek koinonia), communion captures the deep relationship, mutuality, and partnership of Christian community and ministry.

3 ways Liberti churches seek to be in communion:

  1. We enjoy communion with the triune God through Christ. Communion with God is the basic Gospel reality that we enjoy through the work of Jesus Christ: “God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship (koinonia) of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (1 Corinthians 1:9)

  2. We enjoy life and ministry together in the local church. In Acts, Christians devoted themselves to ministry and fellowship, holding “everything in common” (Acts 2:42; 4:32). We seek to cultivate deep relationship and friendship in the covenant community of faith. This involves both relational and material investment in one another and our shared local ministry.

  3. We share resources between churches for the sake of mission and compassion. The early church shared and sent leaders who connected and strengthened churches, addressed crises, and coordinated famine relief (Acts 11:28-30; 1 Corinthians 16:1-3; Romans 15:25-26). In the same way, we partner together to plant and strengthen churches and meet regional and global needs that are more than one local church can tackle alone.