By Ken Howard FaithX President and Founder During the lazy days of summer, my wife and I like to visit places we’ve never been… yet. Not just...
Summer Is A Time For… Visiting places you haven’t been
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Neighborhood Insights Report
Celebrating Shifting Gears
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director When I was in my last parish call, I was fortunate to receive a detailed demographic report from the office...
The Risk of Being Who You Really Are
Ugh. Words like “vulnerability” and “risk” make me squeamish. I don’t like heights. I get nervous if I drive too fast or if my bike picks up too much speed on the downhill. I feel green if I over-share, and I’ve never enjoyed therapy. I tend to avoid conflict. (Am I over-sharing?). Even taking into consideration the realities of these resistances, I do indeed know the thrill of going fast, I benefit from therapy, and conflict is sometimes a natural path to something more and better. I may resist vulnerability, but I know the benefits of showing up “real” and sometimes trying on new and perhaps more vulnerable behaviors.
When Christmas Work Meets Minneapolis Streets: Thurman’s Call and Our Collective Task
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Consultant The tinsel is packed away, the holiday music has faded, and for many, the rhythmic...
The Hidden Landscape
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director My new home came with a yard now buried under a pristine blanket of winter snow. To my eye, it’s a flat,...
Transitions
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Consultant Well, it is that time of year again. Today, the Sugar Maple outside my office window...
More Than a Day Off: The Deep Connection Between Faith and Labor Day
By Mary C. Frances, Executive Director and Senior Associate Consultant For many, Labor Day weekend signifies the unofficial end of summer—a final...
No Church is an Island
by Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Recently my husband and I watched the new documentary about Paul Simon and his decades of incredible...
