The Mustard Seed House (MSH)

1. June 26: The Art of Being in Community: An afternoon of food & conversations
   The Art of Being in Community: An afternoon of food & conversations We are inviting you to come together with other friends (old and new) interested in Christian community (new monastic, intentional residential/non- residential, proximity communities, hyper-local,  faith communites) for an afternoon of good food, conversation and community. Bring BBQ food to share (meats, veg, [...]
2. Join the Mustard Seed Community
   One bedroom basement apartment available in the Mustard Seed House near Greenlake for a reduced rent of $700 plus utilities for a couple or two singles.  We are offering this unit at a $200 monthly reduction in rent in exchange for donating 10 hours a week in administrative assistance for Christine in the ministry of [...]
3. Preparing for Spirituality of Gardening
   Friday was garden day at the Mustard Seed House. It always amazes me how much we are able to accomplish. Tom & I and the Rosario Kilmers, with the able help of Ryan Marsh and Vicky Hollaway and her daughter Fiona were able to complete the new raised beds that I have begun planting with [...]
4. Justice at the Table Workshop | March 13 | Mustard Seed House
   Facilitated by Ricci Kilmer Registration online Come to a "The Revolution Starts at Home" event, Justice at the Table! We will explore together the intricate connections between our faith and the food we eat. We will challenge ourselves and each other to bring our eating and buying practices more in line with our beliefs and [...]
5. Morning and Evening Prayers for Lent
   Ash Wednesday is this coming Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent.  At the Mustard Seed House that means we change the prayers that we use together each morning and evening. Here are the prayers that we will use during Lent Morning Prayer for Lent - A Litany of Repentance God, all-loving and all-caring, We come [...]
6. Seattle MLK March 2010 – walking and making noise
   By Eliacín Last week my 7 yrs old daughter and I participated of the annual MLK march in Seattle. We got up early made some lunch, pack our bags and took the bus to Garfield High School, which is where the workshops, rally and the march starts. We walked several miles to downtown. Catie is [...]
7. You Say You Want a Revolution? Creating Liberated Spaces in the Empire | Feb. 13: Portland, OR
   You Say You Want a Revolution? Creating Liberated Spaces in the Empire What? a facilitated conversation Where? The Boise Street Asylum | 7030 SE Boise St. Portland, OR 97206 When? February 13, 2010 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM Register Online - http://creatingliberatedspacespdx.eventbrite.com In what way is Jesus and his way actually revolutionary? Is Jesus’ call [...]
8. 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 [...]
9. 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 [...]
10. 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: [...]