kingdom praxis | a.k.a. eliacín’s blog

about Eliacín Rosario-Cruz

I was born in Puerto Rico moved to the Pacific Northwest.

I am a husband/ father/ wandering spiritual companion/ rabble rouser/ organizer/ communitarian/ grassroots practitioner/ community cultivator/ unschooled practical educator/ organic intellectual/ coffee drinker/ theo-philospher wannabe.

My family and I are part of The Mustard Seed House - a neo-monastic/intentional community in Seattle - where we eat, play, work, garden, pray and conspire for a new reality. I am part of the peer-lead pastoral care group at Church of the Apostles in Seattle. I am in the process of discernment for Holy Orders in the Episcopal Church, that means I am a Priest wannabe.

I often speak and facilitate conversations on the following subjects:

  • spiritual formation
  • alternative living
  • neo-monasticism
  • anti-racism and racial reconciliation
  • alternative education
  • autonomous movements
  • intentional community
  • latino ministry
  • emergent church
  • multiculturalism
  • global justice movements
  • spiritual listening
  • creative expressions of church

I serve as Community Catalyst and Cultivator with Mustard Seed Associates. MSA (Mustard Seed Associates) is a community of Jesus’ followers all over the world striving to create the future one mustard seed at a time. MSA provides resources and a network for committed followers of Jesus to anticipate the future, decode the culture, convey the Kingdom of God and create new ways of being a difference and make a difference.

In the June 2008 I was honored to be featured on an issue of Sojourners Magazine as one the the top 10 Next-Gen leaders to watch. Read the article.

Some of writings have appeared in God’s Politics (Sojourners Blog), Seed Sampler (Mustard Seed Associates), Geez Magazine, Prism Magazine and other publications. I am collaborating in various book projects at the moment.

I am an accomplice of Anglimergent, is a generous and generative friendship among diverse Anglicans, engaging emerging church and mission.

I am also an instigator in the Commission For Emerging Ministries for the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia.

I have the fortune of being one of the founding conspirators of  The Common Root, a movement made up of denominational Anabaptists (like Mennonites, Brethren in Christ, and Church of the Brethren), neo-Anabaptists, peace-minded liberationists, Catholic Workers, and other theological exiles and refugees.

I am also involved in the leadership of TransFORM is an international, trans-denominational missional community formation network. The purpose of TransFORM is to bring together sisters and brothers who are on the verge of starting new communities (i.e., community catalysts) or are already cultivating new communities and to give them the encouragement and resources they need to get started and be sustainable.

Contact me if you are interested in exploring ways to connect, having me be part of your event, collaborate or simply to invite me out for coffee.

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Disclaimer: The posts in this blog do not represent the opinion and/or endorsement of my place of work, relatives, friends or communities. It is strictly personal, it should be always read as what is in Eliacin’s mind.