Threshold Community:
A Guide to House Gatherings

We are committed to Threshold Communities forming across the country and world to help serve in this time of transition from the old to the new, from the neglecting of Earth to living sustainably with Earth, and from the wronging of one another as individuals and nations to living together in harmony and peace. We are in a threshold moment.

This Guide to house gatherings is just that, a guide for you to use in small groups as a way of furthering the threefold vision of Earth & Soul (study, spiritual practice and compassionate action). The text used for study in the house gatherings is typically John Philip's Sacred Earth Sacred Soul or The Great Search, although other books can be used. In 2022 a pilot group of men and women from across the country spent an hour together each week on Zoom listening deeply to what was stirring within us and one another. In this time, we experienced a deepening of commitment to compassionate action and a deepening of relationship with one another. As we move forward, we do so knowing that we are part of the larger community of Earth & Soul and communities like us across the world who are longing for healing and transformation. As John Philip has said, “This initiative will help ground and deepen the unfolding work and vision of Earth & Soul and connect us to the longings that are stirring in the hearts of many individuals and communities across the globe.”

- Cami Twilling, Director of Earth & Soul