Who we are

Seasons of Community Living is a group substack edited by members of the Bruderhof, a Christian intentional community with locations around the world. We write about things we’re interested in and hope to give you a window into what our daily lives in Christian community are like and the variety of things that happen from season to season, whether celebration of church holidays, family events, and of course the turn of the actual seasons.

The Bruderhof publishes a magazine Plough Quarterly, which includes serious journalism, theology, and commentary. This substack will be more casual, but we will at times reflect on things like how the vows we’ve made affect our daily lives - Bruderhof members make life vows of poverty, chastity (as singles or within lifelong marriage), and obedience. Since hospitality is such an important part of community we also share recipes and hosting ideas, as well as writing about the music and books we’re enjoying, either personally or with our families and communities.

We aim to post every 10 - 14 days, usually focused on a theme. We’ll be inviting other Bruderhof members to write at times, and we’re also planning to surface interesting and insightful writing from people who’ve been part of the Bruderhof over its 100-year history.