The Mustard Seed House (MSH)

1. New monasticism, also known as ordinary life in the neighbourhood
   By Eliacin The following is the last paragraph in a response I wrote to an article about New Monasticism published in Geez Magazine. Ultimately, the 12 marks are not the only expressions of neo-monasticism around. People like my parents and other sisters and brothers have been living kingdom-saturated lives for longer than the name new monasticism has [...]
2. In Seattle – List of interesting events in November
   This is a brief list of some event happening this month. Some of us from the MSH will be participating at these evens. Mark Scandrette - The Jesus Dojo: A Path to Action, Community and Change:How to start your own Jesus-inspired group experimentsWednesday, November 4, 2009 Mars Hill Graduate School 2501 Elliott Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 [...]
3. An invitation to join us at the Mustard Seed House: Challenges in the Global Economy
   Coming Challenges in the Global Economy with Phil Bontrager The first of MSA’s new Turbulent Times—Ready or Not! Conversation Series a discussion of the challenges coming in the global economy and ideas for re-imagining ways to live and serve in changing times DATE: November 11, 2009 TIME: 7:00 pm LOCATION: the Mustard Seed House DONATION: suggested $5 REGISTER ONLINE Phil Bontrager, the CEO [...]
4. May 24: Intentional Communities/New Monasticism Conversation in Portland
   by Eliacín The Rosario-Kilmer tribe from The Mustard Seed House (in picture from left to right: Catie, Gabrielito, Elías, Ricci and I) will be hanging out in Portland this weekend (May 22-25). Our friends Kerlin and Jordan are hosting a gathering on Sunday May 24, for rabble-rousers and holy dreamers to come together to share stories and [...]
5. Feb. 27 Conversation with Mark Van Steenwyk
   Join us at the Mustard Seed House for an evening of conversation with Missio Dei’s communitarian Mark Van Steenwyk and follow Mustard Seed House people. Mark Van Steenwyk is a member of Missio Dei (an Anabaptist intentional community anchored on the West Bank of Minneapolis that pursues Jesus’ way of simplicity, prayer, hospitality, and peace). Missio [...]
6. MLK March with Catie
   by Eliacín   Catie and I were part of the MLK March in Seattle. Catie was not expecting so many people marching together honoring and living Dr. Kings dream of full embrace, justice and liberation.  On Monday Catie joined the long tradition of sisters and brothers whom by walking with others unite in making possible the creating of [...]
7. MSH Advent Morning and Evening Prayers
   Download now this PDF including a new set of Advent responsive prayers curated by Christine Sine. Advent Morning & Evening Prayers. This are the prayers we are using at the Mustard Seed House - daily at 8:30 AM (PST) and 9:00 PM (PST). Download them and pray with us.
8. Disco Lives on at the Mustard Seed House
   For Catie's birthday party, we asked friends and family that gifts were not necessary, that it was just a time to celebrate Catie. But as you know there are always people who want to bring gifts, so we asked them to bring creative and homemade ones. Matthew, one of Catie's friends, made her this [...]
9. Discernement at the Mustard Seed House
   Sunday night we started a series of discernment sessions with the Mustard Seed House community to work out how we can put our MSA rule of life into practice.  Over the next few months we plan to use this process to flesh out the shape of not just our community life but our personal disciplines [...]
10. “those people”
    By Joy Elizabeth Cross   they moved down the street. they bring crime they bring garbage they lower the value of my house. "I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one [...]