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Spiritual Community was the Coffee Talk of the April 2013 Coffee Talk. Related posts are below.

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“The pitfalls of community”

Although community is a crucial aspect of any religious experience, it can be taken too seriously and put the personal relationship with the divine at risk. Read more.

“Myths of church community”

Community, the new buzz word of churches, suffers from two fables. Read more.

“The updside of spiritual community”

My life as a Roman Catholic hinges upon being a part of a community of believers. Read more.

“Fostering a welcoming community in Spokane”

Community. It’s a buzz word churches throw around and strive to manifest. Read more.

“Nones on the run”

A recent Gallup poll showed that there seems to be movement in religious America, which has seen the sharp rise of the “spiritual but not religious.” Read more.

“VIEWPOINTS: Where do you turn to find a sense of close community?” 

An increasing number of people seem to be practicing faith on their own, rather than in church pews. Read more.

“POLL: Do you need spiritual community?”

Congregations are shrinking as more and more people are practing their faith independently, rather than in community. Read more.

Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of FāVS.News, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.

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