Economy of Love: Creating a Community of Enough

America thrives on a simple message-that what we currently have is not enough. Not big enough, not nice enough, not fast or hip enough.The American dream is based on wanting more. But does God's dream for the world look like the American Dream?In this five-week study, unpack what the patterns of God's kingdom look like compared to the patterns of our world. What is the value of enough, and how do we become more like the God who is close to the poor, the hungry, the meek, and the merciful?Economy of Love will challenge individuals to join in community, journeying together as they begin to consider a new standard of living-a personal economic threshold oriented not around the size of a monthly paycheck, but around the value of enough.

Relational Tithe is a network of people around the globe dedicated to the reality that we live in a world of abundance. In acknowledgment of this fact, Relational Tithe connects groups of people who live in communities of shared economics as a means of sharing their resources so that everyone can live in an economy of enough.Shane Claiborne is a best-selling author of several books including The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President, and
Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers. Shane is also a founding partner of the Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped birth and connect radical faith communities around the world. Shane graduated from Eastern University and did graduate work at Princeton Seminary. His ministry experience is varied, from a 10-week stint working alongside Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to a year serving a wealthy mega-congregation at Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago