> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://www.microsolidarity.cc/practices/congregating.md).

# Congregating

Resources:

* [Congregation: How-To — 8 Design Patterns for a Transformative Event](https://medium.com/the-tuning-fork/congregation-how-to-ffe35c65d70). This story documents some lessons from hosting the big annual gathering of the Enspiral congregation.
* [How to Run a Sharing Circle](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d9RvLcremejPWHfLExOr4O7yEtT51R4x_xYYRmvq2rc/edit?usp=sharing) - a crucial piece of social technology, explained by Nati Lombardo from [TheHum.org](http://thehum.org).
* [Excellent documentation from the Pico Congregation](https://pico.microsolidarity.cc/resources/pico-gathering-fire-starter) on how they run their community gatherings
* Coordinating many crews to form within a congregation - [Enspiral's pod formation process](https://handbook.enspiral.com/guides/pods#the-pods-process-at-enspiral)
* An example for [how to invite people to a gathering to initiate a new congregation](/articles/gathering-invite.md)
* Notes on [how to avoid cults](/articles/cults.md)

### Congregations

Unofficial list of congregations and proto-congregations that match some of the microsolidarity patterns:

* [Enspiral](http://enspiral.com) - by invitation
* [Cultural Catalyst Network](http://culturalcatalystnetwork.org) - occasionally open for new members
* [Pico Island Congregation](https://pico.microsolidarity.cc)
* [Intentional Society](https://www.intentionalsociety.org) - open for new members (online)
* [Starter Cultures](https://www.startercultures.us/)
* [Rocky Mountain Mutual Aid Network](https://rmman.org)
* [A New Republic of the Heart](https://newrepublicoftheheart.org/community/) - open for new members (online)
* [Blivande / Edgeryders](https://edgeryders.eu/t/a-template-for-microsolidarity/9277) - open for new members (in Stockholm)
* [Building Belonging](http://buildingbelonging.us) - open for new members (online)
* [Wild Seed Society](https://www.wildseedsociety.com)
* [Terran Collective](https://www.terran.io)
* [Life Itself](http://lifeitself.us) (formerly known as Art/Earth/Tech)
* Regenerate Change: [Social Alchemy Pods](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RNZ-_3N7il4-dRmp5X8HbCkDVIMSus1k/view?usp=sharing)
* [Alter Ego Network](http://alterego.network) - by invitation
* [Liminal Village](http://liminalvillage.com)
* [Emerging Leaders Project](https://emergingleaders.us) - open for new members (online)
* [Maastricht Congregation](https://www.notion.so/an-extremely-detailed-Process-Overview-70cae0766a9a43ec891017f65b50415e#aec2b4cb6578418ab1cd097468a8f885)
* [RatPark](https://ratpark.org)
* [Future Thinkers](https://futurethinkers.org)
* [P3 Berlin](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/p3-berlin-march-2020-tickets-83713773149)
* [beta.gouv.fr](https://beta.gouv.fr/communaute/)
* [Agile Open France](https://agile-france.org)

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