S5 E6 Counter Presence - Cultivating Communities of Counter Presence

In this final epsiode of the Counter Presence series, we reflect on what it means to actually form countercultural communities - communities that are more than just ideas, but embodied expressions of presence, care, and faith. We talk about how communities grow from shared life, small risks, and the daily work of showing up. Drawing from Anabaptist values and practices like mutuality, simplicity, and rootedness, we share practices and questions that can help us more from longing to living- cultivating spaces that reflect the heart of Jesus in tangible, local ways. Many of us are living with a deep dissatisfaction - with organized religion as it's been, with society as it is, and with the pace and patterns of life that leave us fragmented and exhausted. Counter Presence: Dissatisfaction Rooted in Hope is a series of conversations born from that unrest, and from a longing to live more grounded, more human, and more faithful lives. It's about cultivating a presence shaped by the life and teachings of Jesus, and formed through community, simplicity, mutuality, and hope - as exemplified by the Anabaptist tradition. Not as an escape, but as a faithful way of being in the world, togehter. Intro/Outro music by Skinfiltr8r.