Charles Moore from the Bruderhof shares his thoughts on Christ-centered conflict in the first of essays based on our theme of Revolutionary Peacemaking.
Read moreTribute to former Shalom Mission Communities' Coordinator Josh McCallister
Sally Schneider Youngquist from Reba Place Fellowships shares some reflections from Josh McCallister’s Celebration of Life.
Read moreVirgilisms
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.
Read moreNurturing Communities - Mid-Atlantic Regional Gathering
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.
Read moreIs This Pizza Free?
Roundtable Discussion about Community Farming
Laura Lasuertmer led this discussion back in February. She invites us to listen in and enjoy the conversation…
Read moreAffordable Housing Reflections
Josh Livingston, Housing Specialist at Englewood Community Development Corporation shares his reflections on the roundtable discussion about affordable housing which took place on Friday, February 19th.
Read moreThe Jesus People Kitchen During Covid
Debbie Baumgartner from Jesus People Chicago shares what it’s like to cook meals for two hundred people during a pandemic
Read moreA Merger of Capitalism and the Shared Life
Tim Hochstetler, currently at Koinonia Farm in GA and a memeber of the Bruderhof shares an overview of the first roundtable discussion in this blog post: A Merger of Capitalism and the Shared Life: Community Businesses and Christian Community
Read moreSeven Radical Elders by David Janzen: A Review
Joe Gatlin from Hope Fellowship in Waco, TX reviews David Janzen’s new book: Seven Radical Elders: How Refugees from a Civil-Right-Era Storefront Church Energized the Christian Community Movement
Read moreMassive Heart Change?
This blog was written by Bren Dubay from Koinonia Farm in June of 2020. Here at NCN, we want to continue to assert that, as Bren so aptly has written, “White privilege is a disease. We must always listen and we must always be willing to learn so we can do better.”
Read moreThe Story of Community of Peace in Louisa, VA
Stefan Waligur tells us about the community he is hoping to start next year in Louisa, VA. It will be modeled after the Taize Community in France.
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