Followers of the Way

The Followers of the Way is a lay holy order made up of dedicated Christian men and women, united by a passion to grow ever closer to God the Father in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We are brought together by a conscious and burning desire to live more deeply daily lives of consecrated devotion and service, to the glory of God and the furtherance of His Kingdom. First and foremost is our focus on the Lord, on our growing in intimacy, love and adoration of the Triune God Who first loved us. Out of this focus on the Vision of God we seek to grow in the biblical Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love, seen in the Life of Jesus and His followers. Then, sustained in and guided by a spirit of humility, we adopt a Via or a Way of Life in disciplines that stabilize us in faith, convert us in hope, and call us to obedience in Love to one another and to the worlds in which we live.

To this end we each make a commitment to be members together, following a personal form of our Rule or Way of Life, and serving as active participants in the life of the community.

We meet together twice a month, online or occasionally onsite, once for learning and support to grow in our Way of Life, and later in the month for prayer and fellowship. We welcome others to join us.

Although we do not live in physical community, we are in affiliation with our mother-house, The Abbey of The Way in Worcester, MA. We come from various church traditions, but are in agreement with the doctrine and discipline of the faithful church as described in The Holy Scriptures and interpreted in the historic ecumenical Creeds.

For further information, please contact Fr. Len Cowan at fatherlen@abbeyoftheway.us