This blog was originally posted over at The House Studio (publisher of Thin Places) a couple days ago. We live in the downtown neighborhood of Golden Hill in San Diego. It is a place that contains a multitude of narratives. At times they are warring narratives, other times they are complementary narratives and still …
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Missional-Monastic Community: Part 3
In part 1 I discussed the early developments of monasticism that later gave birth to a missional movement that was beautifully embodied in St. Patrick (Part 2). Today we ask the question, how do we live out the best of both of these movements and daily live life as monastics on mission in our neighborhoods? …
Missional-Monastic Community: Part 2
Yesterday I presented a brief history of the soil which gave birth monasticism (Click to read Part 1). In short, the monastics chose a life self denial, isolation and rigorous spiritual disciples out of faithful devotion to Jesus. While the movement often withdrew from society (whether individually or communally) they offered a prophetic call to the low-committment …
Israel, the Church and Common Covenant
Missional communities’ look differently all across the globe, but each has core values (whether they realize it or not!) that fuel and drive their life and practice. My community – NieuCommunities – is a covenant community. What does that mean? In a similar way that the community of Israel consciously entered into covenant relationship …
You’re Invited to Golden Hill
This fall we are thrilled to have the capacity to invite 10 aspiring missional leaders into our one year apprenticeship at our NieuCommunities site in Golden Hill (San Diego). Although we understand that we are all apprentices of Jesus, this experience is guided by mentors who foster and coach our NieuCommunities’ apprentices towards their unique …