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Envisioning Leadership Structure for Alternate Societies
Today as @Etcetera and I were reviewing our time with the leaders of Awakened Village in NJ and talked about action points, it came up that leadership structure is essential for the community that would drive alt society solutions (which we are pursuing as a contextualization of the Kingdom of God). At Awakened Village, we’re starting to…
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Far From God to A Relationship with the Father
Not to out our new site member @stevec , but here’s an inspiring story he told from his church Zion Mennonite: https://lmcchurches.org/2025/03/far-from-god/
Thanks for laboring on for the Kingdom, Brother! Know it’s not easy, especially with transitions and disruptions.
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Far From God to a Relationship with the Father - LMC – a fellowship of anabaptist churches
Pastor Steve Campbell shares a story of a woman in his congregation who was far from God, but now has a relationship with her Father.
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Welcome Steve!
Great to see you on RadicalNow! after seeing you at Assembly 26. I’m praying for you as you’re looking towards a transition in your ministry.
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Wendel Berry: Developing a Voice for Building an Alternative World
@Etcetera : I think it would be great to watch this film about thinker and writer Wendel Berry. He’s one of the best thinkers in this area.
https://twobirdsfilm.com/films/look-see-a-portrait-of-wendell-berry
Watch it and see how it impacts you. You may also want to watch this “making of” Q&A video.
Key things this MAY relate to:
- The role…
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Look & See - A Portrait of Wendell Berry (2017 ) — Two Birds Film
Available for Rent or Purchase. LOOK & SEE is a portrait of the world as lensed through the works of farmer, writer and activist Wendell Berry. Filmed across four seasons in and around Henry County, Kentucky.
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After watching the film and the Q&A these are my notes:
Farmers have been made debt slaves by forced industrialization.
Sustainable farming can be profitable but requires community.
The industrialization of farming has slimmed down the profit margins so far that the only way to turn a profit is to make the farm bigger.
The massive cost of…
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I was looking for links for the Berry Institute. I found two candidates: https://berrycenter.org/ (New Castle, KY) and https://www.berrycenterfarmandforest.org/ (Port Royal, KY). Wonder if there’s a story behind there being two of them with very similar mission.
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Zeal and Compassion
The Lord said to me:
How can you have zeal for my house and not compassion for my children?
I was praying during a workshop session led by Hyacinth Stevens, and I saw myself renovating the spiritual walls of the Lord’s house with a plumb-line, but here were the children of the house running around my ladder. I also saw a remnant, arrayed in…
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2 months agoThe DISTRICT 2 months agoOur crew is rolling in heavy at Assembly with Ocford Circle at a plenary and Dr. Tiffany + Hyacnith doing workshop. You can scoop all the resources and links here.
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Assembly '26 - LMC – a fellowship of anabaptist churches
Get ready for Assembly '26 on June 18-21 at Millersville University! Registration is now live, so save your spot today!
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APEST Team Building for Bi-Vocational Teams
The DISTRICT will be presenting at Assembly 26 about Bi-vocational missions and ministry requiring a team — really a Community of Practice (CoP). We organize the core of our DISTRICT team using the APEST Equipping Gifts framework (part of the Calling Into Gifts position on The Journey Map). Attached is a PDF which shows how our gifting…
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