Over the past year, FutureChurch has been celebrating the work of communities that have been emboldened by the Spirit to live the Gospel in new and creative ways. From intentional living communities, to independent worship spaces, to organizations that are re-envisioning what it means to serve, these trailblazing communities serve as witness that the creative power of the Spirit never ceases. 

Meanwhile, in March the Church began a three-year implementation phase for the Synod on Synodality. This implementation phase creates space and a timeline for local churches to begin the process of integrating the Synod’s conclusions and proposals in their own contexts. The implementation phase also creates opportunities to assess the reception of that integration before another global assembly at the Vatican in late 2028.

As the global Church begins implementing the Synod’s conclusions and proposals, many communities- including those highlighted in our Pentecost Project- have already been journeying together in the spirit of synodality in a variety of beautiful ways. These communities offer a valuable witness to the entire People of God about what is possible when communities discern the call of the Spirit together.

Over a series of several panel discussions FutureChurch will create space for these communities to share their synodal principles and practices with us, that we might all benefit from their prophetic styles of liturgy, leadership, discernment and decision making, community building, and living the Gospel in the world.