![]() Intentional communities are not a utopia. ![]() Intentional communities can fail because they never took off or because they became so successful that power and greed replaced austerity and sacrifice.Ħ. We can learn from both successful and unsuccessful intentional communities. Most intentional communities don’t last more than a few years and very, very few last more than one generation. Starting off with a vision is important but that vision is not solidified immediately.ĥ. Many intentional communities develop their mission slowly, in a few years. Neither is better than the other-it depends on your vocation.Ĥ. People can commit to an intentional community for a lifetime (like monasticism) or a short period of time (like l’Arche). Successful intentional communities have a shared vision that sustains the reason for living together and never forsake personal growth for the sake of the group.ģ. Community is not an end in and of itself. 10). There are many other kinds of important communities we participate in, but living together makes intentional communities distinct.Ģ. A working definition of intentional community is: “Groupings of people who have left their own milieu to live with others under the same roof, and work from a new vision of human beings and their relationships with each other and God ” (Jean Vanier, Community and Growth, p. ![]() By Margarita Mooney Clayton on April 15, 2018ġ. ![]()
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