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"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
Matthew 5:9, NIV
The Anti-Gossip Purpose
Find your tribe. Build your village. Invest in community.
The central message to believers and non-believers alike is that we need to find our people and learn to rely on them to live life well. But there are so many ways that we tear down our treasure with our own hands. The Bible calls it slander, but in our modern world, gossip is so often the cause of betrayals and broken relationships. Social media thrives on independent interpretations of the latest celebrity or political story. We spend so much time watching gossip-filled dramas and call them reality TV shows.
Gossip has become an entertaining hobby we use to pass the time. We all fall prey to it. However, to have strong, trustworthy, and resilient communities, we need to have relationships that are built on trustworthy actions. The first step to creating these kinds of communities is to learn to communicate with integrity. This means no gossiping. The Anti-Gossip League was created as a way to encourage teens and adults to become more aware of how they are using their social knowledge to uplift and heal or entertain and tear down.
One thing you will notice is that the AGL doesn't have an Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. There is just this webpage :)
Why?
Well, social media tends to be the engine for gossip.
Also, social media is really sneaky. It makes us feel like we are invested in a relationship and are doing the work, when we are just liking and commenting. The Anti-Gossip League is all about showing up and investing time in the real world, so we want to make sure that is where our focus stays.
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Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Ephesians 4:29, NLT
We do this in three ways
Our Three Steps
Before we get to our three steps, let's remember what God is calling us to do. These should always be the first things we do to love others well.
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Know what Scripture says about gossip, community, and relationships. We can only know this by reading our Bible daily.
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Pray over our lives and the lives of others.
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Live out what we learn in obedience.
1// Create Awareness
We bring awareness to how gossip does more harm than good with grace by modeling anti-gossip behavior and using Anti-Gossip League conversation starters (like wearing your AGL t-shirt on the 21st of every month).
2// Learn New Ways of Communicating
We attend workshops or use the upcoming AGL resources to help us navigate difficult social situations like handling conflict, healing betrayal in friendships, grieving alongside others, and reducing engagement in drama.
3// Nourish Our Communities
While the Anti-Gossip League serves the mission of disengaging from hurtful talk, that alone will not heal and nourish the communities we wish to have. We must learn how to re-engage with the people we value and how to live alongside them in faith and love. Resources for this are coming soon, also.
Commit to Peacemaking
The Anti-Gossip League's goal is to help each of you become peacemakers. We want you to be the reason someone feels loved in this world. We want your words to be life-giving.
Proverbs 18:21 (NLT) says, "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." God says we can use our words to bring death or life to the people around us. Would you come alongside us to speak life into the world around us?
If you are ready to be a peacemaker, learn better ways to love people, and spread awareness, let's go! (And fill out the form below.)