I could go on about Paul Harvey stories of Wal-Mart employees heroically helping customers with car problems and lost children. And its hard to put your finger on it. Oh sure, Connections has program elements. You can't legislate values. You can't force people to 'believe' in something.
Values are something that grow in the heart.
Values are modeled. We learn about them best by seeing them in action. Values don't come from a 'once a year' sermon on spiritual gifts. I experienced Christmas last night while sitting in on our monthly Connections Team meeting at the College View Church here in Lincoln, Nebraska. A consultant shared several exciting stories of members finding their niche in the church.