We are starting a new congregation that will focus its resources, energy, relationships, money, and time upon one part of the city: Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, and Adams Morgan, three historic neighborhoods in the city. But what will it be like? One way to explain its purpose and vision is to say we want the new community to be like the early communities Jesus gathered around himself. Matthew 4 gives us a quick snapshots of Jesus’ ministry. Here are five characteristics of his community which we want to reflect in our new neighborhood community.