Community of Foreigners
In the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, David Robinson is challenged by the theologian’s conviction that “the church is not a community of people who are all the same but precisely one of people who are foreign to one another who are called by God’s Word.” more
Building a Common Vocabulary
Stanley Hauerwas has lived in community, taught in community, and worshipped in community. He concludes, “Community depends on the people having something to do together, to have a clear good that you are about is absolutely crucial.” more
From Church Parking Lot to Groundbreaking Housing Community
East Vancouver's new Co:Here Housing Community isn’t content just to provide affordable housing. It seeks to bring people from across socio-economic barriers into life together—and into mutual transformation. more
Learning to See Ourselves
What role do minority churches play within the wider church, and is multiculturalism their friend or foe? Richard Wu interviews two pastors and a cultural geographer to find out. more
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Why Is Authentic Christian Community So Elusive?
We long for community. Yet isolation and loneliness remain some of the church’s biggest problems. President Jeffrey Greenman reveals the three non-negotiable, bedrock qualities required for any authentic Christian community to thrive. more
Discipleship Deconstructed
Paintings often portray relationships with an astuteness that words stifle. Get inside the head of a painter who explores interpersonal relationship by visually depicting Rene Girard’s social observations. more
Alex Fogleman
Alex Fogleman began to notice just how much easier it was to go to church than to be a Christian. The active verb “go” was much less intrusive than the linking verb “be.” more
Marion Maxwell
For Marion Maxwell, community means devoting more time to prayer, taking advantage of singleness to be alone, and having people over for dinner—a lot. more
Ben Keyes and Nickaela Fiore-Keyes
Ben Keyes and Nickaela Fiore-Keyes endeavor to live well in two communities simultaneously—one with students coming and going, and an ongoing one with the other workers. more
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Two Essential Practices for Healthy Communities
“How we live together is the most persuasive sermon we’ll ever get to preach,” writes Christine Pohl. Here she discusses two vital practices for making that lived sermon land. more
Sources of the Christian Self
This collection compiled by Dr. James Houston explores lived Christian identity through the ages, from Old Testament to present day. more