By Steve Matthews, FaithX Senior Missional Consultant Ugh. Words like “vulnerability” and “risk” make me squeamish. I don’t like heights. I get...
The Risk of Being Who You Really Are
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Neighborhood Insights Report
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...
Who is My Neighbor?
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Every four years my husband and I spend two weeks out of the summer doing what we call “our...
What’s an “NIR”?
By Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant, FaithX “NIR.” Is that “Nearby Island Resort”? “Never Irritate Roosters”? What about “Needs Immediate...
