Northern Soul – Koinonia: Intentional Community in Antrim – Darren and Kimberly with Carmela

About this episode

Carmela speaks with Darren and Kimberly from Koinonia John the Baptist about their intentional community in Antrim and Darren's vocation journey.

Carmela speaks with Darren and Kimberly from Koinonia John the Baptist, a covenant community living on the slopes of Slemish in County Antrim. Darren describes a vocation planted at age four, eventually finding its home in a community he encountered during a Catholic-Protestant street outreach in West Belfast; he then served in the diocese of […]

People in this episode

Host: Carmela

Guests: Darren, Kimberly

Topics covered

• intentional community
• Catholic-Protestant outreach
• vocation
• covenant community
• spirituality

Keywords

• Koinonia
• intentional community
• Catholic
• Protestant
• vocation
• Slemish
• County Antrim
• West Belfast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Koinonia John the Baptist

Places: Slemish, County Antrim, West Belfast

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