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Video - Interview with Mark Van Steenwyk

 
This is an short interview with Mark Van Steenwyk in his recent visit to the Mustard Seed House in Seattle. Mark is the founder of Missio Dei a Christian radical intentional community in Minneapolis and a co-conspirator of The Common Root. He is also the editor of The Jesus Manifesto.
In this short video he share some [...]

Re-Membering Emergent Village: First Thoughts

(This is not a step by step retelling of the EV DC 09 weekend, but a brief reflection a week after the event. There will be more posts following this one. Photos thanks to Tim Snyder)

As I mentioned before, on April 24-26 I joined 24 sisters and brothers in a process that I refer as [...]

Living Simply with Kids

This comes from the latest MSA Seed Sampler ezine.
Living Simply with Kids

In certain Christian circles, simplicity is deemed a high virtue of a faithful life. I did an interview with a group of ultra-cool college students who live so simply, they get their food from dumpsters. That’s all very well for single college students. What [...]

Notes from Submergent Next Steps Gathering

Warning - Very long post ahead
After months of planning and many online conversations, 10 rabble rousers got together this past weekend in Philadelphia to dream, dialogue and conspire about the next steps Submergent should take. Many others were invited, but couldn’t make it to the gathering - so no, it was not a secret meeting [...]

Friendship trips vs. mission trips

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