New Monasticism

"the restoration of the church will surely come only from a new monasticism which has nothing in common with the old but a complete lack of compromise in a life lived in accordance with the Sermon on the Mount in the discipleship of Christ. I think it is time to gather people together to do this" –Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I think maybe Chip's comments this morning might have eventually led us to this question as well- how does this experiment in monasticism inform our pastoral leadership towards living out the sermon on the mount? It seems that our service aspect is geared towards hospitality (inviting others in the conference to use the space)--which is great, but one of the desired results might also be some measurable(?) way that our ministry within churches is impacted. Thoughts?

Look at this website on New Monasticism if you haven't already.