by Nicolas Melas Febres

by Nancy Gatlin

by Jack Dody

by Coretta Thomson

by Joshua E. Livingston

by Ross Martinie Eiler

by Brett Gershon

by David Janzen

by Alden Bass

by Andrew Howard

by Sam Durgin

by Andrea Martinie Eiler

by Nancy Gatlin, Hope Fellowship

by Danea Palomo and Roberto Solis/ Saltillo, Mexico

by Luis Rey Matías-Cruz/ Casa de Esperanza/ Oaxaca, Mexico

by Joe Gatlin from Hope Fellowship and NCN leadership team

reflection about the October gathering by Steve Krout, Koinonia Farm

by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, who along with his wife Tatiana, is a member of Reba Place Fellowship and lives in Ford Heights, Illinois, known as the poorest suburb in the United States.

They will be leading a workshop, “An Alliance of Front Stoops,” at the Revolutionary Peacemaking retreat

Reflection on the theme “Revolutionary Peacemaking” for our October Gathering by Debbie Baumgartner, Jesus People Chicago

Reflection on the theme “Revolutionary Peacemaking” for our October gathering by Joe Gatlin, Hope Fellowship

A reflection on the theme “Revolutionary Peacemaking” for our gathering in October by Sam Durgin, Bruderhof

Sally Schneider Youngquist from Reba Place Fellowships shares some reflections from Josh McCallister’s Celebration of Life.

Joe Gatlin, a member of Hope Fellowship in Waco, Texas, wrote this piece for the Shalom Mission Communities newsletter in October, 2021. Just as the newsletter was published, Virgil Vogt, and elder and leader for Reba Place Fellowship in Evanston, Illinois, passed away after a long bout of Parkinson’s. Virgil visited and ministered to many Christian communities for some 50 years. He served as a mentor to Joe and many others.

Nurturing Communities - Mid-Atlantic Regional Gathering was hosted at Lilies and Sparrows community in Harrisonburg, VA. 51 adults and 24 children from 10 communities and many towns in 9 states gathered on Saturday September 18, 2021.

Hine Matov! - Building Community and other Essential Work by Nicolas Melas Febres from the Lilies and Sparrows community in Harrisonburg, VA

Members of the Bruderhof Communities will convey some of the lessons they have learned through the recent unsettled times and find similarities with the historical context surrounding the Bruderhof beginnings in Germany, 100 years ago.

During Lent, when we remember Christ’s death, let’s not forget that the Roman Empire executed Jesus as a political threat. As we face into an election year in the U.S., we need to recall the political witness of Jesus, whose central teaching is, “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand.”

Rather than giving up something small like sugar for Lent, let’s take up Jesus’ political witness. 

My journey in community has been a quest for wholeness and connection, a desire to belong to something beyond myself, and to seek to live a life that is in touch with the Spirit, with my fellow humans, and with the natural world. I believe that we come together in our longing for the wholeness of one another and of all of creation, that everything belongs.

What a rich time of fellowship was had at the Ohio River Valley Catholic Worker & Christian Intentional Community Gathering hosted the Bloomington Catholic Worker.

Alterna is a small Christian community that has endured tragedy over the recent years, and yet, has sought to hear God’s leading through mourning and grief. Alterna always has had a strong presence with immigrants from Mexico and Central America.