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| 2 Cor 4:8-10 |
We must attempt to get back to healthy communities which utilize
natural resources to the fullest while protecting and preserving the
divine within. One possible solution is to create a combination of a
Perma-culture and a Covenant Community. I call this combination
Perma-Cov. Of course given that we are a Christian organization we
would cherish and protect fundamental Biblical teachings that are in
Christ to the fullest is our goal. . . want to join - learn more
Perma-culture is an approach to designing human settlements and
agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies.
Most native populations practiced some form of Perma-culture prior to
European encroachment[
Elements of design
Mature species on a keyline irrigation channel, 'Orana' Farm Temperate
Victoria, Australia
Perma-culture principles draw heavily on the practical application of
ecological theory to analyze the characteristics and potential relationships
between design elements.
Each element of a design is carefully analyzed in terms of its needs, outputs,
and properties. For example chickens need water, moderated microclimate
and food, producing meat, eggs, feathers and manure and can help break
up soil hardpan.
Design elements are then assembled in relation to one another so that the
products of one element feed the needs of adjacent elements. Synergy
between design elements is achieved while minimizing waste and the
demand for human labor or energy. Exemplary Perma-culture designs
evolve over time, and can become extremely complex mosaics of
conventional and inventive cultural systems that produce a high density of
food and materials with minimal input.
Covenant Communities:
A covenant community is a religious group whose members bind themselves
to one another and to the group by a solemn agreement called a covenant.
The group may be members of one religious faith, e.g., Roman Catholic or
Episcopalian or the group may be diverse in religious affiliations.
Covenant communities have their own ecclesiastical structure, rituals, rights
of passage, mores for prescriptive and proscriptive behavior, identified roles
for each individual, a common understanding of language within the group, a
"consciousness of kind" and a "we / they" mentality. Sometimes members
live in "common" either in the group as a whole or in individual households.
Everyone has someone to whom they are personally submitted in all aspects
of one's life. Women usually hold a subordinate role and are rarely leaders.
As Covenant Communities developed, various problems emerged:
1. Authoritarian self-appointed leadership;
2. Excessive control of individual's lives and consciences;
3. Elitism and an attitude of superiority with respect to "ordinary" Christians;
4. Subservient role of women;
5. Devaluation of Church hierarchy and sacraments;
6. Financial exploitation;
7. In some cases sexual inappropriateness and arranged marriages.
Taken From:
http://covenantcommunities.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-is-covenant-commun
ity.html
More Coming Soon.
natural resources to the fullest while protecting and preserving the
divine within. One possible solution is to create a combination of a
Perma-culture and a Covenant Community. I call this combination
Perma-Cov. Of course given that we are a Christian organization we
would cherish and protect fundamental Biblical teachings that are in
Christ to the fullest is our goal. . . want to join - learn more
Perma-culture is an approach to designing human settlements and
agricultural systems that mimic the relationships found in natural ecologies.
Most native populations practiced some form of Perma-culture prior to
European encroachment[
Elements of design
Mature species on a keyline irrigation channel, 'Orana' Farm Temperate
Victoria, Australia
Perma-culture principles draw heavily on the practical application of
ecological theory to analyze the characteristics and potential relationships
between design elements.
Each element of a design is carefully analyzed in terms of its needs, outputs,
and properties. For example chickens need water, moderated microclimate
and food, producing meat, eggs, feathers and manure and can help break
up soil hardpan.
Design elements are then assembled in relation to one another so that the
products of one element feed the needs of adjacent elements. Synergy
between design elements is achieved while minimizing waste and the
demand for human labor or energy. Exemplary Perma-culture designs
evolve over time, and can become extremely complex mosaics of
conventional and inventive cultural systems that produce a high density of
food and materials with minimal input.
Covenant Communities:
A covenant community is a religious group whose members bind themselves
to one another and to the group by a solemn agreement called a covenant.
The group may be members of one religious faith, e.g., Roman Catholic or
Episcopalian or the group may be diverse in religious affiliations.
Covenant communities have their own ecclesiastical structure, rituals, rights
of passage, mores for prescriptive and proscriptive behavior, identified roles
for each individual, a common understanding of language within the group, a
"consciousness of kind" and a "we / they" mentality. Sometimes members
live in "common" either in the group as a whole or in individual households.
Everyone has someone to whom they are personally submitted in all aspects
of one's life. Women usually hold a subordinate role and are rarely leaders.
As Covenant Communities developed, various problems emerged:
1. Authoritarian self-appointed leadership;
2. Excessive control of individual's lives and consciences;
3. Elitism and an attitude of superiority with respect to "ordinary" Christians;
4. Subservient role of women;
5. Devaluation of Church hierarchy and sacraments;
6. Financial exploitation;
7. In some cases sexual inappropriateness and arranged marriages.
Taken From:
http://covenantcommunities.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-is-covenant-commun
ity.html
More Coming Soon.
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