By Steve Matthews, FaithX Senior Missional Consultant It’s St. Patrick’s Day-week, and March 17 gives me pause. I’m grateful for the opportunity to...
A Blast from the Past for Today? (or “Why I do this Work”)
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Posts by Steve Matthews
“What are you willing to do anyway?”
By Steve Matthews, FaithX Senior Missional Consultant A few years ago, I was sitting with a group of area clergy after a long day of conference...
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.
Not-so-Ordinary-Time
By Steve Matthews Senior Missional Consultant In Christian liturgical traditions this is the first week of “Ordinary Time.” Ordinary...
Where’s the Life?
by Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant It’s December 3, 2025, and the landscape of our yard has changed quickly and dramatically in the past...
Grateful for Perspective
by Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold…" - Proverbs 25:11 I’ve always liked this proverb… maybe...
Surprised by Wonder
By Steve Matthews, Senior Associate Consultant On Sunday, my partner and I decided to load up the bikes and head to the Biltmore Estate in...
Why a Healthy Mother Ship Matters!
By Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant, FaithX I confess I am out of the loop with modern day outer space sci-fi, but I did enjoy watching...
