Hello Mornings How to Build a Grace-Filled, Life-Giving Morning Routine

Community and Accountability

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over the country and have met together only a few times—

you obviously have to use a lot of discernment when building

online friendships and sharing personal information.

I have experienced such encouragement and blessing

from online friendships. I’ve also heard powerful stories

of how our Hello Mornings groups have offered just the

support and encouragement others have needed in a time

of isolation in their day- to- day world.

Ways to Stay Connected
However you choose to gather your group, you can stay
connected in many different ways. Most groups I’ve been a
part of have used each of the following ideas to some extent:

• Meet in person
  If you have the time and space, a weekly meeting can
  be a wonderful way to build community. Some churches
  that do Hello Mornings meet regularly, and they’ve
  said it’s the most powerful ministry happening in their
  churches. I’ve also been a part of a long- distance Hello
  Mornings group, and while our main connection point is
  online, it was very bonding to plan a one- time gathering.


• Apps
  Many apps allow you to leave text or voice messages
  for one person or a group. You can listen while someone
  is leaving a message, or you can wait and listen later.
  This is perfect for friends with different schedules or
  in different time zones. You can still talk and hear one
  another’s voices, but you don’t have to schedule to all be
  on at the same time.