Janet I, Tu of the Seattle Times writes an interesting article from a while ago about missional faith communities emerging in and around the Seattle area...
In South Seattle, about a dozen young people have been busy planting trees, participating in neighborhood cleanups and attending nearby churches.
A year ago, none of them lived there. What motivated the en masse move to the area last summer was their faith.
All are members, or friends of members, of Quest Church, located in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood farther north. About a year ago, church members decided they wanted to get a deeper understanding of race and class issues. What better way to do that, they thought, than to live in neighborhoods that are more diverse racially and economically.
The Quest group is one of several local Christian groups trying different ways of creating communities where they can live out their faith values. Read the rest here...
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