Something Meaningful is Always Brewing: Explore our Conversation Archive
Catch 5-minute highlights from our chats with authors, artists, and neighbors. Parish Collective Members get full access to the hour-long recordings.
Catch 5-minute highlights from our chats with authors, artists, and neighbors. Parish Collective Members get full access to the hour-long recordings.

How do we find God in the midst of our actual, messy lives? Artist and author Scott Erickson joins us to discuss how we can clear away religious clutter and rediscover the wonder of the Divine in our everyday neighborhoods.

How do we heal a lonely and divided society? Seth Kaplan shares a roadmap for moving from "fragile neighborhoods" to flourishing ones by investing in the local institutions and relationships right outside our front doors.

Where is God already speaking in your neighborhood? Poet and pastor Drew Jackson joins us to explore how poetry helps us slow down and pay attention to the "holy interruptions" in our daily lives.

How do we find God in the quiet rhythms of our own streets? Join songwriter and pastor Tom Wuest as we explore the intersection of art, liturgy, and the spiritual practice of staying put in our neighborhoods.

What if being a "good neighbor" is simpler than we think? Author Shannan Martin shares how the "ministry of ordinary places" starts with a simple hello and a willingness to be moved by the people right next door.

Economics is about more than money, it's about the health of our whole neighborhood. Rev. José Humphreys III invites us to rethink how we share resources and cultivate "Jubilee" right where we live.

You don't have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one. Majora Carter discusses how "talent retention" and local investment can transform low-status communities into thriving home-grown economies.