The VISION

A compassionate, inclusive World that Works for ALL

Co-created by #CompassionateCitizens

Thy Kingdom Come...

We invite all mission aligned faith and civic leaders in America to join us as we develop a collective impact initiative, with the goal of cultivating 10,000+ compassionate communities in America by 2028.

We are an informal network of leaders in America who are committed to linking and furthering:

1. John Cobb's vision of Ecological Civilization (a sustainable world that works for ALL);

2. The Common Good vision of John McKnight, Peter Block and Walter Brueggeman (Asset Based Community Development).

3. Karen Armstong's vision for Compassionate Communities;

4. Bobby Austin's vision for Public Kinship (love of neighbor, in the context of civic renewal and community resilience);

5. The Focolare Movement's vision for a Spirituality, Politics and Economy of Communion (which we denote #CaringCulture, #WiserDemocracy, #CaringEconomy).

Pope Francis' Oct 3, 2020 encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, is a powerful exhortation for Public Kinship and a #CaringCulture: http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20201003_enciclica-fratelli-tutti.html

There are already thousands of organizations working on cultural, political and economic transformation, including over 500 affiliated with three hubs:

1. #CaringCulture (e.g., #ListenFirst Coalition)

2. #WiserDemocracy (e.g., Bridge Alliance Network)

3. #CaringEconomy (e.g., New Economy Coalition)

Because so much of our deeply divided nation is related to the divide within the Christian Church (with which 65% of Americans identify), there is an ecumenical dimension of our mission, which centers on inviting all of the denominations associated with this ecumenical organization (representing around 110 million Christians) to co-anchor the collective impact initiative:

https://www.christianchurchestogether.org

Inviting Christians to come together, across political and theological divisions, to pursue the Common Good (empowering #BelovedCommunity) reflects our commitment to Missional Ecumenism, a movement to unite Christians who believe that "the love of Jesus might exceed all divisions".

See http://theinitiative.org

Our vision is #BelovedCommunity, globally.

Our mission is #BelovedCommunity in America.

Our invitation is to ALL Americans, to co-create an America that works for ALL.