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We would like to re-iterate the fact that the original Community disbanded in 1646/1657, and that the second Community disbanded in the 1990’s. Like this second group, we have re-appropriated the Little Gidding charism as we believe we have been led by the Lord; we embrace its gentle approach to formation and its pastoral character. Because we are not a residential community only, we have prayerfully chosen to incorporate the Rule of St. Benedict into our practice as an underpinning, to provide the structure needed to keep Community over long distances. We chose the Rule of Benedict not only because of its long and rich association with English spirituality, but also because its emphasis on the heroic practice of the ordinary Christian life blends so well with the temperate character of the Little Gidding way. The good people who care for St. John’s church and the Ferrar family home operate as a government authorized charitable trust, and although we hold them up in daily prayer of course, we are not associated with them in any official way whatever.
Our Affiliation Religious institutes need to have a church home and the oversight provided in being responsible to the larger body of Christ, just like people do. We are canonically resident in the Anglican Church of Kenya, which is a member province of the world wide Anglican Communion of some 80+ million persons.
Our Memberships The Community of Christ the Sower is a member of the following organizations:
The American Benedictine Academy † † The Evangelical Environmental Network
Our Logo The wheat cross in the center of the circle is a traditional symbol of the Community. The circle represents the world; the fact that the cross has conquered the world and that Jesus is Lord of all creation. The colors, deep green and gold, represent wheat at its different stages—green while young and growing, gold once harvested and dried. It reminds us of our own journey and the need to produce a rich harvest for the gospel, both in our own lives and in the world around us.
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