Urban Vision community (Wellington, New Zealand, Church and social problems, Christianity, Religious aspects, Church work with youth, Voluntarism, Church work, Church work with the poor 

New monastic library ; 

This is the story of the Urban Vision community in New Zealand. This book recounts the story of a group of young Christian adults who over the last fifteen years have relocated to the colorful ends of their city to share life with those who are struggling, homeless, sick, poor, neglected, or otherwise marginalized. The community has grown over time to seven neighborhoods where on any given day you may find "Urban Visionites" growing vegetables amidst the concrete, teaching English to refugees, offering alternative education programs to out of school teenagers, fostering children, doing church with the homeless, offering friendship to the mentally ill, roasting fair trade coffee, running kids clubs, moms groups, tenant meetings or just sharing yet another cup of tea with their neighbors. In fact sharing is a good summary of the whole shape of this exciting movement. They share homes, food, money, vehicles, jobs, prayers, dreams, conversations, fun, tears, pain, hope, healing, transformation . . . they share the whole of life with each other and with their neighbors. They live the gospel, this good news of Jesus. 

Notes:
pt. 1. Throwing it overboard. Going deep -- Staying faithful -- Living the dream -- Finding our vocation -- Trusting God -- Nurturing healthy relationships -- Opening our homes -- Paddling against the current -- pt. 2. Taking it on. The shared life -- The rhythmic life -- The simple life -- The transformed life -- The reconciled life -- The kingdom life -- pt. 3. Launching. Preparing to journey -- The shape -- The wider church -- The provisions -- On the waka in the wake of Jesus.