Learn how best to tap into and heighten your shared values to transform and unify your congregation. Recover the three final lessons of Jesus (humility, sacrifice and continuous connection) in the local church, making it the community God intended.

In Jesus' New Command, Kemp offers practical ideas to enhance a congregation's fellowship gleaned from the night of Jesus' betrayal.

"Jesus actually issues his new command, 'that you love one another,' on three occasions during the teaching segments of that evening (John 13:34, 15:12, 17)," Kemp writes. "…To love one another means to be in an unbroken relationship with each other. Fellowship is obviously not simply an occasional gathering around casserole dishes or coffee. Real fellowships…are never content to be just friendly."

Does accountability, mutual vulnerability and a commitment to intercede for one another mark the life of your congregation? Do people hang around before or after services to talk? These are signs of a healthy Christian fellowship — a real community where people share both their laughter and their tears. Joys are doubled and sorrows are halved.

Kemp explores tough questions about how current activities are forming the community and offers avenues of greater fellowship through individuals, groups and the whole congregation. He also describes tools to help leaders assess the nature of the relationships within the church.