Goshens
Stewarding Together
People gather. Relationships form. Missions become clear. Stewardship follows.
Goshens helps people find one another, organize around shared purpose, and build real things together.
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Four simple concepts
Different purposes. No required path.
Community
Gather
A broad place for people who share a calling, place, interest, concern, or way of life.
“These are people I align with.”
Natural builders · Homeschool families · Arizona homesteaders · Entrepreneurs
Circle
Form
A smaller group focused around a specific purpose.
“These are people I want to pursue this with.”
Circles are where relationships deepen, ideas are tested, plans form, and shared mission becomes clearer.
Goshen
Steward
A body of people taking responsibility for something together.
“This is what we have agreed to carry.”
Business · School · Farm · Ministry · Cooperative · Organization · Place · Mission
Project
Do
Concrete work undertaken by a Goshen.
“This is what we are doing.”
Projects organize milestones, updates, resources, and the real work flowing from stewardship.
This is not a ladder. A Community may remain a Community. A Circle may remain a Circle. And if you already know what you are building, you can create a Goshen directly.
What a Goshen can be, in practice
Farms
Businesses
Education
Ministries
Homes & neighbourhoods
Skills & trades
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How something becomes a Goshen
There are many ways. Here are a few common paths.
Start directly
YouForming GoshenEstablished Goshen
Create the Goshen, define what is being stewarded, and invite people as it takes shape.
Established once at least 2 confirmed Members and 1 Steward have gathered.
Grow from a Circle
CommunityCircleGoshen
A Circle can form a Goshen when its people move from planning and alignment into shared stewardship and execution.
Members, conversations, and useful history can continue with it as it graduates.
Deepen a Community
Community remainsStewardship body forms
A Community can remain the broader gathering while a smaller confirmed body takes responsibility for stewarding something real.
Everyone in the Community does not automatically become a Goshen Member — only confirmed people enter the deeper body.
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Gather. Form. Steward. Do.
This is the order things commonly happen in — not a requirement. A Community may stay a Community. A Circle may stay a Circle.
Community
Gather
People come together around something shared.
Circle
Form
A smaller group takes shape around a specific purpose.
Goshen
Steward
That group takes responsibility for something real.
Project
Do
The actual work being stewarded gets done.
Within a Goshen, a smaller group — its Stewards — carries responsibility for its care and direction.
For example: Arizona Homesteaders the homestead families Sonoran Homestead Community House.
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What happens inside a Goshen?
Once a Goshen forms, its Members can organize people and work around what they are stewarding.
Circles
Organize people.
Builders · Education · Food & Agriculture · Apprentices
Projects
Organize work.
Community House · School Launch · Farm Expansion · Tool Library
Needs & Offers
Share what is needed or available.
Resources · Services · Supplies · Opportunities
Circles organize people. Projects organize work.
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Communities and Goshens stay connected
A Community can continue gathering people broadly while different groups establish Goshens around specific stewardship.
Arizona Homesteaders
Community
- Sonoran Homestead — Goshen
- Desert Seed Cooperative — Goshen
- Arizona Homestead School — Goshen
The gathering can remain broad while stewardship becomes specific.
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What are you looking for?
I want to find my people.
Explore Communities →I want to organize with a smaller group.
Find Circles →I already know what I want to build.
Create a Goshen →