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 intentional community living |
| By her.love.he.comes - 15 Nov 08 |
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her.love.he.comes |
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:32 pm |
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i live in austin texas and am looking to find or start a group of like-minded followers of Jesus having all things in common.
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D-Son |
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Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:00 pm |
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I'm looking to do the same thing, unfortunately I live in Knoxville, I in all likelihood I won't be leaving until after I'm out of college. It's pretty frustrating, New Monasticism isn't a particularly common thing at the moment. I'm considering going to a school for conversion at some point, but there aren't really any concrete plans for anything at the moment.
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Civil Disobedience |
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Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:26 am |
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What have been your experiances of community so far? Why are you looking into community?
Interested in further discussion on this topic, but i'm off to bed now.
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lcopper |
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Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:48 am |
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I've had the opportunity to live in two intentional community experiments over the past few years. The first was during a summer missions trip in Oakland, CA. Our team of 6 people (5 women and 1 man) shared a two bedroom apartment. To add to the experience, we removed most of the doors through out the apartment (including the bathroom door) so one of our teammates who was bound to a wheelchair, could more easily move around. It was one of the most difficult and rewarding experiences I've had. We shared meals, working experiences, and difficult conversation. We had to deal with conflict as it came up, and we wrestled with ideas on sustainability, finances, theology, and diversity. Although it was only a two month experience, we all came out of the apartment with a very different understanding of community living, the urban city, and ourselves.
The second experience I had was my senior year of college. Spurred on by my brief summer experience, a fellow teammate and I joined another group of college students who had gone through the same program a year after us. We found an apartment in the outer mission district of San Francisco and moved into a neighborhood that we hoped we could connect to. Although we never quite established strong ties with neighbors we learned a lot about living in a diverse household. We were intentionally living with each other knowing that no more than two of us at a time shared the same ethnicity, culture or childhood background. Though we shared the same faith, we practiced it in different ways, and saw the world around us through different lenses. Our cultural differences and past wounds caused conflict, but we worked through them. We were understanding of each other and learned to show grace and mercy towards those we disagreed with.
I can't say that living in intentional community is easy. It takes time, and a lot of patience to work through conflicts... and they DO occur. However it is the most rewarding experience to learn how to show and receive love in that setting. It gives such a deep meaning to your surrounding. If you are able to penetrate the neighborhood you live in, you have the opportunity to show love through acts of mercy and through the way you interact in your own community. Neighbors watch and listen to the way you communicate. They see your comings and goings. If you live in a city, they hear you laugh and occasionally argue. They see you help one another or ignore each others needs. Eventually you may even win their trust and respect. They will knock on your door in the middle of the night to tell you your car was hit by a drunk driver (this happened in Oakland). They will ask if you can watch their child in an emergency. They will begin to confide in you, and you in them. It's a beautiful possibility, when you live with the intention of love.
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empcmg |
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Wed May 20, 2009 1:31 pm |
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for those interested in finding a community in your area...
check out
http://www.communityofcommunities.info/
its a map of communities. its just getting started so there are many communities out there that aren't listed but its a good place to begin.
if you live in a community, please add your community to the site! 
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her.love.he.comes |
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Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:41 pm |
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thank y'all for your posts!
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