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Common Prayer
We return to God together, allowing shared prayer to shape our attention, our imagination, and our love.
A community of formation · Winston-Salem
Life together in Christ for others.
School of Love forms people in love-rooted discipleship through prayer, shared life, justice, and beloved community across the divides of our city.
§ 01 — What is School of Love
A community of formation for people who want to follow Jesus not only as an idea, but as a way of life.
We gather across difference to practice love of God and neighbor through prayer, shared meals, honest conversation, justice, confession, rest, learning, and mutual care.
In other words — we are learning how to become the kind of people who can love well, together.
§ 02 — The way we practice love
Ten rhythms that shape a shared life.
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Sabbath
We practice rest as resistance and gift — a refusal to be owned by the speed of the world.
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Justice
We seek a love that becomes public, embodied, and active in the life of the city.
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Education
We read, listen, and learn together, formed by Scripture, history, and one another's stories.
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Breaking Bread
We make room at the table for friendship, hospitality, memory, and reconciliation.
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Pilgrimage
We walk to remember — that faith has feet and that the journey itself forms us.
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Retreat
We step away to be quieted, healed, and re-centered in the love of God.
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Confession
We tell the truth about ourselves and our histories, trusting mercy more than performance.
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Mutual Aid
We share what we have, learning an economy of gift instead of scarcity.
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Tarrying
We stay. We do not flee discomfort, difference, or the slow work of love.
§ 03 — Why it matters
In a divided world, discipleship cannot remain private. School of Love exists because the way of Jesus forms people for communion, courage, repair, and faithful presence.
We believe love is not merely a feeling. Love is a practice, a discipline, a shared life, and a public witness.
§ 04 — Cohorts & gatherings
Formed slowly and deeply, alongside others.
Through cohorts and gatherings, participants enter a rhythm of shared learning, prayer, meals, reflection, and action. These spaces are designed for people who want to be formed — not just informed.
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When the church has struggled through intense social challenges throughout history, certain movements have emerged as ways to experiment with new forms of life together in Christ.
§ 05 — Rooted in place
Winston-Salem is not a backdrop. It is our parish.
Formation happens in real neighborhoods, real relationships, real histories, and real places. Our work is not abstract. It belongs to this city.
- 36.0999° N · 80.2442° W
- Forsyth County · Piedmont Triad
- Moravian roots · Civil rights soil
§ 06 — Give to the work
Your gift sustains spaces of prayer, formation, and shared life across Winston-Salem.
- Support shared meals→
- Sustain formation cohorts→
- Fuel justice-rooted discipleship→
- Make space for beloved community→
§ 07 — Reach us
Start a conversation.
Whether you are curious, considering a cohort, or want to partner with the work — we'd love to hear from you.
hello@schooloflove.org
Winston-Salem · NC
