Culture formation requires time; it requires relationships that evolve over time, it requires mutual interaction over time.  Scot & Laura McKnight

5 The Lord is good! His love and faithfulness will last forever. Psalms 100:5 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/psa.100.5.CEV

13 My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love. Galatians 5:13 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/gal.5.13.CEV

We form church cultures, but we are simultaneously formed by the cultures we’ve helped to form. It’s like marriage. Marry someone, and before long you and your spouse will shape each other. Scot & Laura McKnight

11 Trust the Lord and his mighty power. Worship him always. 1 Chronicles 16:11 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/1ch.16.11.CEV

Compassion will characterize a church’s culture when the congregation and leaders consistently interact in compassionate ways, until a critical mass of compassion tips the balance in the direction of becoming a compassionate culture. When a church’s culture is rooted in compassion, it creates an environment of safety, security, and openness. Scot & Laura McKnight

39 and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God’s love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord! Romans 8:39 CEV https://bible.com/bible/392/rom.8.39.CEV