Tne “New Monasticism Project” seeks to bring together Christian communities — Catholic, Protestant, and often Evangelical — that are seeking to be “schools of conversion” to lives of discipleship and that drawing on ancient monastic traditions to do so.
Recently Christianity Today magazine featured a cover story on the “New Monasticism” movement, highlighting the commitment of many of these communities to “blighted urban settings all over America.” You can read the article at http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/009/16.38.html.
Also recently published is a book entitled School(s) for Conversion: 12 Marks of New Monasticism. Bridgefolk co-founder Ivan Kauffman contributed a chapter to the book. More information and links for ordering is available at http://www.thesimpleway.org/index.php/store/product/schools-for-conversion.