"There is a new worldwide movement developing, made up of people with a different vision for their local communities. They know that movements are not organizations, institutions or systems. Movements have no CEO, central office, or plan. Instead, they happen when thousands of people discover together new possibilities for their lives. They have a calling. They are called. And together they call upon themselves.

In many nations, local people have been called to come together to pursue a common calling. It would be a mistake to label that calling “ABCD” or “Community Building.” Those are just names. They are inadequate words for groups of local people who have the courage to discover their own way — to create a culture made by their own vision. It is a handmade, homemade vision. And, wherever we look, it is a culture that starts the same way..."