Directory of Community Resources

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This category is for ways in which Christians form communities, finding commonalities or bridging different cultural norms based on locale, ideology, theology, and age, central to Christian unity.

Subcategories

• House Churches
• Intentional Communities
• Online Communities
• Women

Resources in This Category

• Aletheia Christian Center

  http://aletheiachristiancenter.faithweb.com/
  Resource center for teaching and discipling believers in Christ, located in Lilburn, Georgia. E-mail contact for answering specific questions and for support.

• Focolare Movement

  http://www.focolare.org/usa
  Founded by Chiara Lubich in Italy. Focuses on the creation of the "Domestic Church". Movement has several "Mariopolis", cities run totally according to Gospel principles.

• Informaizé - Emilia Romagna - Italy

  http://www.mediabook.net/
  Not official site about Taizé, and the activities in Italy

• JPUSA information by and for ex-members

  http://www.angelfire.com/zine/jpusainfo/
  The JPUSA diaspora site for critical thinking and reflection on community life, sharing old memories, contacting old friends, and maintaining relationships.

• NextReformation

  http://www.nextreformation.com/
  The Next Reformation website is devoted to sharing ideas and offering articles written on the Housechurch movement, and enlightening the churched and the unchurched people of this world that: Church doesn't have to be another institution.

• NYTimes.com - Megachurches as Minitowns

  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/09/garden/09CHUR.html
  Some large Christian churches are becoming self-contained communities. [Requires free NYTImes.com registration to view]

• Parish/Congregation Study

  http://people.uncw.edu/wilkesp/churchstudy/
  On this site you will eventually find some of the best churches in America, 300 Catholic parishes and 300 Protestant congregations. This study is underwritten by the Lily Endowment.

• People of Praise

  http://www.peopleofpraise.org/
  A charismatic ecumenical group, consisting of married couples, and singles. Meets weekly and engages in social outreach, renewal, and healing.

• Praise Cafe

  http://www.praisecafe.org/
  Young adult group serving South-East Texas and South-West Louisiana. (Lots of Java!)

• Servants of Jesus Community

  http://www.servantsofjesus.org/
  An ecumenical community in Sydney, Australia which includes Catholic and Protestant members. Community care and outreach programs.

• Taizé

  http://www.taize.fr/
  Ecumenical, international community in Taizé, France.

• The City-Wide Christian CellChurch of Arlington

  http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/CelebratedMinistries/
  The vision, structure and strategy for this church movement. Includes historical grounding.

• The Othona Community at Burton Bradstock

  http://www.othona-bb.org.uk/
  A Christian community in Dorset, UK welcomes visitors of all faiths and none and offers retreats, short courses and periods of "open space."

• Work of Christ Community

  http://www.workofchrist.com/
  An ecumenical, charismatic community of Christians in East Lansing, Michigan.

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