Thursday, September 25, 2008
New Monasticism: Deepening our Pursuit of Reconciliation
There's been a good conversation happening on the God's Politics blog about the New Monastic movement and the challenges it has faced to sufficiently address racial reconciliation (for a short description of the New Monastic movement, check out this article on wikipedia). I highly recommend checking out a couple of the posts, especially for those involved in incarnational urban ministry or those who are interested in these issues. The most recent post, by Chanequa Brown, articulates a few ways in which those already involved in the New Monastic movement can help to throw open the doors of the movement for people of color to have more equal access, voice, and influence.
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A problem with some monastic traditions, is that they tend to isolate, to walk away from the very people around them. But it seems really cool the idea of engaging with the people that you intend to serve. I know that there is a much higher level of connection when there is engagement on/IN a community level.
I think that by living in/with people you can offer to share a life that would in a way profoundly change both people's life trajectory.
Sounds good, but it would still bother me to be locked into community so tightly. There has to be balance and the ability for alone and reflection. Cant go too far one way or the other. Ya.
Intriging. Challenging. To the degree that rules are life giving, community building, and kingdom expanding, ok. When someone forgets who the bridegroom is and wants to take the bridegroom's place, stay clear.
Thank you for your ongoing invitation to move ever deeper with Jesus.
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