Commonplace Communities Startup Process

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We’ve designed our resources to be as useful to you as possible in your journey of creating Catholic community wherever you’re at. Each step is designed to make sure that you have exactly what you need for where you’re at.

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Start Here

Sign up on our website: fill out the form and we’ll reach out to get you started.
Join an onboarding call: With a member of our staff, we’ll chat with you about your particular community and what it needs.
Hold a kickoff retreat: Meet with your group over a weekend for teaching, training, and experience in life together.
Start gathering monthly: We’ll help you shape what this should look like.
Use the resource library as you grow: New material is added as we make it, and you have it as soon as it lands.

Next Steps At a Glance

Step	People	Meeting	Subscribers	What's added
One · Exploring common life	3 or more	Monthly	1	Resource library, onboarding plan, monthly leaders' call
Two · Finding a rhythm	5 or more	Every two weeks	2	In-depth strategic plan, six-month check-in
Three · Being rooted for the long haul	6 or more	Weekly	3	Monthly strategy call
Network · For organizations	Several communities	Varies	Organizational rate	Ecosystem plan, dedicated staff contact

Step One · Exploring Common Life

A community of at least three people, meeting once a month.

What you receive

Full access to the resource library
An onboarding plan built out of your staff call
A seat on the monthly community leaders Zoom call

What it looks like

At least three people
Meeting at least monthly

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How it's sustained. One member of the community subscribed on Substack: $10 a month, or $100 for the year.

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Step Two · Finding a rhythm

At least five people, meeting every second week, often enough that the community starts to have a life of its own between gatherings.

What you receive

Everything in Level One
An in-depth strategic plan, worked out with staff
A six-month check-in call

What it looks like

At least five people
Meeting at least every two weeks

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How it's sustained. Two members of the community subscribed on Substack.

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