Next model for us to look at is the 24-7 Boiler Room Rule. They have a diagram and everything!

The Boiler Room Rule

(i) The two Purposes

A 24-7 Boiler Room exists to love God in prayer and to love its neighbours in practice. These purposes are contextualised in community and expressed in a defined location.

(ii) The Three Principles
At the heart of every Boiler Room is a living community committed to being:
1. Authentic: True to Christ.
2. Relational: Kind to People.
3. Missional: Taking the Gospel to the World.

(iii) The Six Practices
Every Boiler Room Community applies these three principles practically through six core activities:

A Boiler Room is true to Christ by being:
• A prayerful community practicing a daily rhythm of which includes all kinds of prayers on all occasions.
• A creative community where artistic expressions of prayer and worship may take the form of art, sculpture, new music, poetry, dance, fun and a celebratory lifestyle.

A Boiler Room is kind to people by being:
• A just and merciful community where the practical needs of the local poor are met and where liberation is championed.
• A hospitable community where pilgrims are welcomed, meals are shared and where friendships can flourish across boundaries of race and culture.

A Boiler Room is committed to taking the gospel to the world by being:
• A missional community existing for incarnation and proclamation of the gospel to all people. To act as well as to pray.
• A learning community of training and discipleship, where people are growing in their faith, their life-skills and their ability to lead.

There are so many models and patterns and rhythms that people have adopted that can be adapted and learned from. I'll try and post some over the next while.

A list agreed on by some of the North American communities describing the key features of North American 'New Monasticism'.