At the Crossroads of Imagination and Global Need

April 16, 2013
David Begbie, Crossroads International

– by Andy Wade – Looking for innovative ways to help the world? This TEDx talk from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will definitely push your imagination into high gear! David Begbie will stretch your vision of what’s possible – and just might inspire you to move beyond your current expectations. My wife, [...]

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Propaganda Gardening

August 24, 2012
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– by Andy Wade – This is a great TEDSalon video from England that challenges us to get moving, get moving even without all our “ducks in a row”. Food is a universal language, one which our communities will respond to. Many from the Parish Collective and others are already doing things like this. But [...]

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Are you ready to receive the gift of intergenerational community for times like these???

May 29, 2012
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by tom sine – As of 2010 4.4 million of US homes held three generations or more under one roof a 15% increase from two years earlier according to the Census Bureau.  One of the major forces for families moving in together is the cost savings of sharing housing, food as well as providing extra [...]

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Be Prepared to Experience Creation’s Beauty in CCSP CASCADIA

April 30, 2012
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This post is from Creation Care Study Program’s April newsletter. Subscribe HERE to keep up with all that’s happening there! CCSP Cascadia CCSP New Zealand CCSP Belize CCSP CASCADIA: LAUNCHING Fall 2013 Well-known author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “a space where you can re-imagine the way we live.” Come join the inaugural CCSP Cascadia [...]

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Master of Arts in International Care and Community Development

April 27, 2012
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Our good friend and MSA Collaborator, Dr. Forrest Inslee, just so happens to be Department Chair for this MA program at Northwest University. They still have a few slots available for their upcoming fall cohort – if you’ve been thinking about going in this direction I encourage you to check out their program today! This [...]

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Launching CCSP Cascadia Sustainability Semester Fall 2013

April 19, 2012
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by tom sine – Well-known author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “A space where you can re-imagine the way we live.” Come join the inaugural CCSP Cascadia semester Fall 2013 and re-imagine new community based ways to live…new ways to become agents of sustainable change through organic gardening, social entrepreneurship & creation of resilient local [...]

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What is the good life you want to come home to?

April 13, 2012
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“Four attractive young women on the TV screen sit on the beach at a luxury resort obviously enjoying the surf, sun and one another.  Suddenly, a small plane appears overhead, trailing a huge sign, which says in large letters, “ANNA WILL YOU MARRY ME?”  Anna’s friends immediately embraced her and excitedly jump up and down, [...]

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Inhabit Conference Special

April 3, 2012
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April 20-21 in Seattle – Don’t miss this special event at a special price!

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Do you know students who might like to experience and imagine new forms of sustainable community for life after college?

March 12, 2012
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A surprising number of Christian colleges all over North America are creating courses and programs in sustainability education. These colleges include Messiah, Calvin, Goshen, Taylor, Westmont and George Fox plus many others.  We in Mustard Seed Associates not only want to commend them, we want to join them. In the coming weeks you’ll hear a [...]

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InHabit Conference 2012

February 8, 2012
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– by Paul Sparks – InHabit Conference 2012 Seattle, Washington – April 20-21 Why Inhabit 2012?   For the beginning of a New Parish Awakening Something wonderful is rumbling under the surface. Join practitioners from all over North America who are moving toward more local and embodied forms of being the church in everyday life. [...]

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