Words of Experience: Starting a Community
A founder shares a well-learned lesson: “It is a LOT of work to start an intentional community. A LOT.”
Intentional Communities: Something Old, Something New
By Maureen Gallagher Intentional communities—people gathering to share life together, to discover meaning, and to have an impact beyond themselves—have been part of the human landscape for centuries. Many predate Christianity. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism have all...Offerings to the Land
Befriend the land where you are, and you will never be lonely.
The Unexpected Journey
A three-month living/learning seminar in alternative communities still resonates three decades later.
Getting to Community and Life after Community: Collectivism vs. Individuality
Togetherness and solitude, action and reflection—our lives give us times for each.
Finding Community Outside of “Community”
Myriad groups and connections on “the outside” don’t call themselves intentional—but sometimes are.