The Walking Emmaus community
“They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” “ Luke 24:32 (ESV)
What is the Walking Emmaus community?
Burning Hearts is a dispersed community of Christians who share a hunger to see the church as a community that is so on fire and infected with the love of Christ that they touch, transform and turn upside down the world around them.
What is the vision of the community?
A church on fire. A world turned upside down.
How does the community contribute to this vision?
We believe that a way to achieve this is through the Spirit working through relationship.
The first is our relationship with Christ - encountering Jesus in a way that not only transforms our minds but warms our hearts.
The second is our relationship with each other - having at least one intentional relationship that helps to fan this flame - to become burning hearts together.
Why belong to this community?
Some people may feel well supported by a local vibrant church community. But others may may feel they are looking for more and be encouraged by belonging to a community or movement who have a heart and a vision that they find difficult to experience elsewhere.
What commitments are required to be part of the community?
There are three basic commitments. These are:
A commitment to knowing and encountering Jesus in a way that doesn’t just feed the mind but touches and kindles the heart.
A commitment to an intentional relationship with one other Christian to encourage, support and fan the flames of smouldering hearts.
A commitment to seeing that heart overflow in practical ministry and mission in your local church and in the world.
Does the community meet?
At this early stage, the community does not meet. It simply exists to connect people and encourage them to know that others of like heart and mind are out there. However, depending on how the community grows and the expressed need of the community, it is possible that events may be organised to come together to encourage and support each other at a later date.
What are your doctrinal beliefs?
The community includes people from all Christian traditions. The community does not advocate particular positions on church practice or belief other than the core Christian beliefs found in the Bible and expressed in the creeds of the early Christian church.
Is this designed to replace church?
No. The community is not a substitute for belonging to a local church. The aim is not to take people away from their church but to support people to grow more deeply and be transformative within their local church.