Editing Twelve Tribes communities (section)

==Outreach and community organization==
[[File:12Tribes bus.jpg|thumb|upright|A Twelve Tribes 'Hippie bus' (2007)]]
[[File:Peacemaker1.jpg|thumbnail|upright|Peacemaker 1 bus (1984)]]

The Twelve Tribes evangelistic methods have been described as "unobtrusive".<ref name='Palmer2010'/> The Twelve Tribes uses mobile operations and vehicles to evangelize at various events:

* ''[[Peacemaker (ship)|Peacemaker Marine]]'': A Class-A [[barquentine]] sailing ship bought and restored by the group sailing on the Eastern coast of the United States. The group now gives tours and evangelizes at ports.<ref name="sn">{{cite news|url=http://savannahnow.com/node/625617|title=''Savannah Now'' article|last=Felty|first=Dana Clark|date=November 29, 2008|newspaper=Savannah Morning News|access-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref>
* Peacemaker I & II Buses: A custom [[PD-4501 Scenicruiser]] with added floor from the roof of an [[Aerocoach]]<ref name='Festival'>{{cite news |last=Wallgren |first=Christine |date=July 23, 2006 |title=A festival of peace Twelve Tribes opens its Plymouth home to curious neighbors |url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/07/23/a_festival_of_peace/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |pages=1–3 |access-date=November 4, 2009}}</ref>

The Tribes also sends out members on missionary excursions. The first missionaries, or "walkers" relied on the goodwill of strangers and evangelized to anyone who would offer them a ride, water or a place to stay. According to a member, "We would go into town looking for people who loved God with all their hearts. Our backpacks got smaller as we realized people were really going to take us in. There are quite a few people in our community who we first met through Walkers." The group passes out [[Tract (literature)|tracts]] called "freepapers" inviting guests to visit or even stay with the group. Other events explicitly aimed at the public, such as Friday night celebrations and weddings, draw interested persons.<ref name='Palmer2010'/>