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When spiritual communities split over action versus contemplation

Our small faith community has been meeting for five years but lately some of us want to do more social justice work and others just want to focus on spiritual practice and study. The divide is starting to feel personal and people are talking about leaving.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different expressions of the same values can threaten unity when purpose becomes contested and no one wants to compromise their calling.

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