Fammunity, Part 1 – Introduction

Posted in: history,Spirituality by bill-o on July 10, 2010

For the last few months, I and some friends been discussing the concepts of spiritual families and spiritual communities. Combining the two words together led us to coin the new word “fammunity”.

Spiritual families are formed when a spiritual father is connected to spiritual sons. The reemphasis on spiritual families is an expression of what the book of Malachi talks about when it mentions God’s desire to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children and vice versa. Families take time to build, and spiritual families provide for intergenerational building blocks of spiritual growth.

The roots of community life in Christianity go back all the way to the book of Acts, where the first followers of Jesus lived together in Jerusalem and held all things in common with one another. Spiritual communities continued through the centuries, usually on the edges of society, first, in the lives of persecuted believers, then, in monasteries and friars and, later, in networks of rural believers like the Amish and Mennonites. “Community” is where a group of people make the choice to share their lives with one another in an organic way. This often involves living together in some type of communal setting. These spiritual communities often include service to the poor and disadvantaged in their local neighborhoods. The younger generation, those now in their 20s and early 30s, in particular, is embracing community life. Several communities together form what is called a “community of communities”.

In later posts, I’ll talk about more about spiritual families, spiritual communities, and what they have in common with one another.

69 Comments »

  1. I thoroughly enjoyed both your presentations and our discussions on fammunities. One of the more interesting point you made is how the concept of family appeals more to the older generations, while the concept of community appeals more to the younger ones. It was fun having all generations represented that day and hearing the candid remarks about why the generations may favor particular expressions of this phenomenon.

    Comment by Peter — July 10, 2010 @ 11:33 pm

  2. Thank you, Peter. I’ll have more to say about the different generations and “fammunity” in future posts.

    Comment by bill-o — July 12, 2010 @ 8:30 pm

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