Resilient Community
Resilient Communities: Transforming the World Step-by-Step
Resilient Communities are one of the goals of mission. No, you won’t find the phrase “resilient community” in the Bible – but we know that God cares about communities, cities, and peoples just as much as he cares about individuals. So we know that Jesus came to forgive, rescue and heal the lost as well [...]
Defining Resilient Communities: safe, whole, connected
A Biblical view: In the beginning, God created the Earth and all that was in it, and called it good. He placed mankind on the earth to rule over and care for the Earth, as a steward (Genesis 1). Man, however, was tempted and fell into sin—rebellion against God’s sovereignty and God’s purposes for man [...]
States vs. Communities vs. Individuals
One critical trend for the near and mid-term futures are the interactions between states, communities, and individuals. Each of these has important power in daily life, but it seems to me that Western Christians tend to think first of the state and only peripherally and later of the community.
The state has a large amount of [...]
Resilient Communities: transformation block-by-block
How many congregations do we need to transform an area? It depends on their size–and how many people they are connected to. Here’s the formula.
The Congregation as a Resilient Community or Tribe
In another article, “global guerrilla” writer John Robb articulates a collapsitarian scenario for 2009/10 in which the US and other countries spin out of control due to pressures at the top from a global depression and pressures at the bottom from superempowered individuals.
Two possible scenarios arise in response to this: 1), open source insurgencies which [...]
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