It’s both an imperative and an invitation: Chris Heuertz’ conviction that the cultivation of unlikely friendships lies at the heart of God’s dynamic vision for the church and the world. Chris, of The Word Made Flesh community, has seen firsthand the blessings of relationships with those who are different than he, and thinks more congregations [...]

He’s a leader in the New Monasticism movement – and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove has plenty to say about the blessings of building the church by building up a community. Ten years ago Jonathan and a handful of others started Rutba House, as an intentional monastic community set in a poor area in Durham, North Carolina. The [...]

Author, activist, and new monasticism practitioner Shane Claiborne says it’s all about having a heart for others and concentrating on life here before the life hereafter. Shane, a member of The Simple Way community in Philadelphia, moved into the Kensington neighborhood years ago with a desire to build a community, not a church, and it’s [...]

The image of God, from which you and I are made, has much to do with imagination – so says photographer, blogger, Proost director, and Christian Missionary Society leader Jonny Baker, whose worship resources and creative insights have made him one of the go-to guys in today’s missional church movement. Jonny trains Christian pioneer workers [...]

Dr. Elaine Heath prepares her seminary students for ministry not with the latest, but with the oldest. Dr. Heath, a proponent of the New Monasticism, says a tripos of prayer, deep hospitality, and justice may be the only stool upon which effective ministry will take place in this new millennium. Elaine, who heads up the [...]