Rants, Ideas, and Some Debunking
Growth of WrapAround process in Canada
Intentional Community Experiences
Jubilee Partners is an intentional Christian service community in rural northeast Georgia. Their primary ministry is offering hospitality to refugees who have newly arrived in the U.S. They seek to understand and live by the radical implications of following Jesus Christ. Learn more by reading this library...
An excellent resource for thinking forward
While communities are not neatly compartmentalized as we have them in this diagram, we found some general themes to clump together to deepen our understanding. For us, Village occurs when all these many communities join together.
Knowing who you are working with is the best way to prepare for a task force meeting, a conference, a collaborative project or any other working session with a group of people. Do some exploration to find how you can best turn a “group” into a “vibrant village!”
Have the book? If so, here is a collection of questions that will inspire dialogue and reflection for you or your group.
In this podcast, two compelling thinkers – John McKnight and Peter Block – share some of their ideas for awakening the power of neighbourhoods and families, and illustrate the value of an abundant community.
To inspire you on your journey of 'We'
There is an innate need in our heart to identify with a group, both for protection and for security, to discover and affirm our identity...
Paul Born interviews Peter Block about his latest book on community and belonging; why Peter wrote the book, why he feels community is needed now more than ever and how we might work differently to change our communities for the better.
Join us as Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Upside of Down and The Ingenuity Gap, explores challenges facing society today, society renewal, and the role of communities.
