08.25.07

Celtic community.. villages of God

Posted in community, ekklesia, gospel, mission at 1:47 pm by len

The communities of Aidan and Hilda are modeled after the ancient Celtic monastic communities, rooting a new monastic movement. At the core of this incarnational practice is roots, rhythms, and relationship.

The Aidan and Hilda website reports,

“The first churches in Britain and Ireland were seven days a week faith communities without walls – villages of God – which catered for all of life. Emerging Celtic- style churches today are seven day a week faith communities which have some or all of these features:

  • Daily corporate prayer
  • Eating places – e.g. cafes
  • Accommodation units – e.g. hostel, B and B, on site units for members
  • Learning courses – resource centre
  • Work and creative arts projects
  • Sacred space
  • Mentors and counsellors
  • Allotments, gardens or another earth-friendly link
  • Facilities for all or most ages
  • Social entertainment

5 Comments

  1. fresno dave said,

    August 25, 2007 at 8:17 pm

    This has been a formative article for our community in Fresno.. Thank you.
    You inspired me to blog a list of links of Celtic related articles from our forum. The connection between Celtic Christianity and emerging church, missional church, urban ministry, Anabaptism, liminal space….and just about every beloved topic on my..and your blog…is striking.

    here is the list

  2. len said,

    August 26, 2007 at 10:46 am

    dave, somehow I”m not surprised bro.. I’m reading a whack of Celtic books this coming month, I’ll check out your list, thanks!

  3. len said,

    August 26, 2007 at 11:55 am

    btw, ray simpson has a BUNCH of books out.. which ones have you read dave?

  4. fresno dave said,

    August 27, 2007 at 9:10 am

    Actually…believe it or not…none yet. The one i really want..on mentoring-leadership is over a hundred dollars on amazon.

    I bet his books are amazing…so many practical spirituality books…see you are more spiritual than me(; i like the theoretical theological ones so I dont have to live stuff out(.,,,just kidding…i hope.

  5. len said,

    August 27, 2007 at 11:03 am

    heh… not so different I fear. I’m trying to find more ways to bring these two pieces together.. theory and practice. I have found that the journey of integration is largely a journey into community. But I have also found that there are many obstacles to that journey, both internal and external…