Knoxville Fellows

I once spent the week before Christmas in a monastery. Throughout the day the Abbey bells sang across the fields, calling the community to lay down their work and gather together for prayer, fellowship and study. Listening to those bells, I wondered if a similar community could be created in the heart of our city. I’ve since learned that many Christians across the centuries have blessed their cities by creating intentional Christian communities within them. St. Francis, Thomas a Kempis and Dietrich Bonhoeffer all pursued what Bonhoeffer called Life Together as a way of transforming their cultures and cities.

In the spirit of this great tradition, the Knoxville Fellows Program is seeking twelve college graduates to pursue Life Together in the heart of our city for ten months. Together, we will create a school for Christ that forms disciples for effective service in our community. We will read widely and argue passionately. We will explore our callings and our fears. We will learn the wounds of our city and hear from many who are healing them. And we will pray. If you hear the Spirit calling you to lay down your plans for ten months and become a part of an intentional Christian community in the urban heart of Knoxville, we’d like to hear from you.

Yours for the Peace of the City,
Doug Banister