Why Church - Why Do I Need Community

Why Church - Why Do I Need Community

From Shelbyville Community Church by Shelbyville Community Church

May 3, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of community through the metaphor of grilling and charcoal briquets.

Three of the guys on our staff team are into grilling. I mean, really into it. They will baste, smoke, marinade, and even time the various meats they cook. To them, it’s a science. In fact, I want to say that they are obsessed with it, but I don’t think that does it justice. And frankly, I don’t get it. I mean, that is what restaurants are for. I will grill if it’s necessary or if my wife makes me, but I don’t really enjoy it, and I’m certainly not good at it like those guys are. Now long before there were smokers or flavored wood chips, there were charcoal briquets. In fact, this may be where my disdain for grilling began. Back in the day, you had to go out and buy this bag of nasty charcoal, somehow keep soot from getting on every article of clothing and out of every crevasse on your body, all while cooking and tending to your food. The idea with charcoal is that charcoal briquets are better together. If you take one away, it will quickly lose its heat, grow cold, and fail to fulfill its purpose, which is to cook a meal. It is impossible for a briquet to cook a steak by itself. You will eat that steak rare every single time. Try to cook some vegetables over a single briquet…

Topics covered

  • community
  • grilling
  • church
  • togetherness
  • purpose

Keywords

  • community
  • grilling
  • charcoal
  • togetherness
  • purpose

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