List the actions that you feel God is calling you to take in order to make practical the ten areas of the Community Way. Go through it with your Soul Friend. Examples of a Personal Way of Life: Here are examples for each of the ten Elements in the Community Way of Life. These are just to give you a feel, they are not to be copied unless any of them really fit you.

  1. Life - long learning -
    I will study/ or learn the following ..... in these ways and these times .......
  2. Spiritual Journey -
    I will: meet with my soul friend ......times/year
    make a retreat ......
    and/or Pilgrimage .......
  3. Rhythm of prayer, work and re-creation -
    I will: keep these private prayer times.....
    keep these corporate prayer times .....
    do contracted work hours.....
    do voluntary duties at these times.....
    keep these times for re-creation..... hobbies.....family..... social..... responsibilities .....
  4. Spiritual Initiatives through Intercession -
    I will seek to overcome these evils with good.....
    To intercede specifically for these needs ..... at these times.....
  5. Simplicity of Life -
    I will cut out these surplus possessions, activities.......
  6. Care for Creation -
    I will be more careful for creation in these ways ..... (eg. recycling, keeping a bird table, eat meat only twice a week, walking to work)
  7. Healing Fragmented People and Communities -
    I will seek to mend these broken relationships (personal) ...... (corporate)...
  8. Openness to God's Spirit -
    I will: take time to listen to God's Spirit at these times.....
    seek to move out of my comfort zone into these unexplored areas of life ....
  9. Unity-
    I will weave together these separated strands of Christianity ..... in these ways .....
  10. Mission -
    I will take these actions of mercy ..... almsgiving ...... peace making..... faith-sharing .....