Lately people have been asking us to describe what's going on with ReIMAGINE, JESUS DOJO, EMMAUS ROAD, COMMON LIFE RETREATS, ETC. Rather than being prescriptive, I've taken a shot at describing the phenomenon we seem to be apart of together. Though I'm really convinced that what is most important is how we live together and now how we describe ourselves. We are a local and regional network of people, connected through relationships, who are taking vows together to obey the teachings of Jesus in every dimension of life through common rhythms and practices.   Together we are asking the question, “What are the practices and rhythms we share that help us make a life in the way of Jesus? “We are experimenting with and improvising a common way of life and the cultivation of a local culture.  Our monastic practices are descriptive rather than prescriptive.   Many of us have met each other through hospitality and conversation around our passions. We try to keep the spirit of this alive by offering hospitality and conversation to others through Emmaus Road. Through EMMAUS ROAD we invite curious people to CONNECT through conversation and friendship.   We sense the need for a more intentional and systematic approach to being formed as people in the way of Jesus. We’ve invited people to join us in experiences, projects, and initiatives to help one another align our lives with the energy of the kingdom of God. We call this process the JESUS DOJO and thus far it has involved group learning, exercises and practices. Through the JESUS DOJO we invite people to WORK out living life in the way of love.   Through our experiences together we’ve come to recognize the importance of making vows of obedience to God with one another. We are in the process of articulating our commitments to certain values, rhythms and practices. We describe this process as the development of A COMMON LIFE. Through A COMMON LIFE we invite people to VOW to follow the example and teachings of Jesus in every dimension of life.   We’ve also come to recognize that we need close proximity, solidarity and critical mass to be effective in vows we’ve made to obey Jesus through various rhythms and practices. Some of us are investigating setting up INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES where we can live in close proximity and offer hospitality and service to others. Through INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES we invite people to come and DWELL together to become what we were made to be.