We have residential openings in September or October: preferably a couple or folks who are willing to share a room. Please spread word: we’re moving into some exciting new directions as a community and would love to be joined with folks who not only want to live in an intentional Christian community, but would like to help give shape to our next season of ministry. In the next several months, we’ll be launching the Gene Stoltzfus Center for Creative Peacemaking, starting a community business (more on that below), and releasing a new educational initiative.
Residents are those who have come to the Mennonite Worker to share in our way of life. New residents agree to stay with us for at least nine months. Folks have come to our community as a learning opportunity with the intention of moving on after nine months. Others come intending to become members after a time of additional discernment.
New residents are encouraged to limit their out-of-community workload so they are free to fully participate in the life of the community. Some activities new residents may participate in may include: offering hospitality to overnight guests, cooking, bicycle repair, gardening, dumpstering, hosting visiting groups, food prep, praying, protesting, studying, etc. During the initial few months of their stay with us, new residents will engage in a time of “hands on” learning. It is a loosely structured time of engaging our core values in a variety of ways–reading, watching documentaries, learning trips, learning new skills, and more. Everyone is given freedom to learn at their own pace, but our hope is that everyone will be stretched to engage new ideas and embrace new practices.
For more information about the application process,
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