We don't charge for Affinity Groups because we want everybody to have access to this practice, regardless of ability to pay, but we do ask people to give back to the Process by offering it to others on a voluntary basis. That way the process extends without the exchange of money. By the way, I was talking the other day with a fellow who's involved in the Episcopal Church. That would give people a chance to share intimately in small groups. They would experience what it means to give and receive unconditional love, and they would be empowered to lift their voices up and participate in the church instead of just waiting for the minister to lead the way.
Affinity Groups are the building blocks of egalitarian spiritual communities.
They foster the full participation of their members. Everyone is an equal. Everybody's experience is respected. No one tries to prescribe or preach to anyone else. That creates safety, mutual tolerance, and respect and, in turn, lays the foundations on which a loving, compassionate community can be built.