About C. Christopher Smith
Rooted Churches Embodying the Way of Jesus
Cultivating Communities is a growing network of churches across North America, who desire to be conversant with the way of Jesus in their respective places.
We are committed to journeying with existing congregations who desire to cultivate a deeper life together in Christ, which overflows into tangible love for the communities in which they are embedded.
Here, we explore this work together—unpacking theology, telling stories, asking questions, and having conversations.
In particular, we write about:
Reading for the Common Good (in partnership with The Englewood Review of Books, part of the Cultivating Communities network)
Congregational Formation
Church and Place
Cultivating Communities is a collaboration between Englewood Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN), Lawndale Christian Community Church (Chicago, IL), and Missio Alliance. We are funded in part by the Lilly Endowment.
(The Cultivating Communities newsletter used to be called The Conversational Life.