These spiritual communes may be organized differently, but all share an emphasis on cultivating the spirit or putting religious faith into practice in one's life. Members choose to live together to learn from one another and provide mutual support. Those in which members are close to one another, such as Mt. Zion and the Maitreya Community, even pool their assets and share their work and meals.
這些靈修共同體的組織方式雖各有不同，但都強調在生活中修鍊心性或者活出信仰，因此共住一堂以相互切磋提攜；其中關係更緊密的團體如錫安山、彌樂社區還共耕共食、共享財務，社區中孩子們喊大人叔伯阿姨，稱大家長「阿公」，宛如一個超級大家庭。