SynchroBlog on Neo-Monasticism

I am not a neo-monastic. I do not have much experience with neo-monasticism. I've been to Taize and thought it was powerful, and cool. I've spent a little time with Karen Sloan and some of the Presbymergent gang which includes a few neo-monastics. I know Beth (our guest blogger on this subject) who has her little community which some consider a neo-monastic community, but I really don't know much about neo-monasticism. I do think that it is a great concept, at least what I know, or perceive of it.

I perceive it as a community of mission minded Christians, who live and worship together, and find ways to impact their neighborhoods - a simple definition. I wonder - Need it be more?

Beyond that, I wonder if my evangelical/Pentecostal background has neglected this potential for too long. Is it possible that there are people who currently appear to be strange in the eyes of many Christians, who would be powerful expressions of the faith if they were placed in devoted communities of the faith, and given the potential for living in radical mission to their cities?

Links to SynchroBlog on Neo-Monasticism

Here is the list of those Blogging on the subject of Neo-Monasticism for this month's SynchroBlog. Welcome to March: the month of Dewi San (Saint David of Wales), and Saint Patrick. Neo-Monasticism seemed like a great subject when suggested by Steve Hayes in South Africa. Our special guest Beth at Until Translucent has specific and direct knowledge of this topic - check out her post when it comes up, and the others as well. Release date is Thursday the 13th, but here in the Americas I suggesting the posts be posted tonight - Wednesday night March 12th.

Phil Wyman at Phil Wyman's Square No More
Beth at Until Translucent
Adam Gonnerman at Igneous Quill
Steve Hayes at Notes from the Underground
Jonathan Brink at JonathanBrink.com

Sally Coleman at Eternal Echoes
Bryan Riley at at Charis Shalom"
Cobus van Wyngaard at My Contemplations
Mike Bursell at Mike's Musings
David Fisher at Cosmic Collisions
Alan Knox at The Assembling of the Church
Sam Norton at Elizaphanian
Erin Word at Decompressing Faith
Sonja Andrews at Calacirian

Upcoming SynchroBlog on Neo-Monasticism - Thursday, March 13th

If you want to join the March edition of the SynchroBlog please inform me. This month the topic is Neo-Monasticism, and we will have Beth joining in on this one. Steve Hayes from South Africa suggested the topic - thanks Steve.

The above link to the SynchroBlog will give you an idea of how it works. I intiated this idea a little over a year ago to find friends who loved the same wacky topics as myself, and to take over the world with our ideas! Okay so much for taking over the world, but at least we can debate, argue, and throw beer bottles across the oceans at each other in fun. The release date for the blog is this coming Thursday, March 13th. I encourage all on the American continent to release it by Wednesday evening so that we can keep up with our friends from around the globe.