We’re excited to be welcoming Jennifer Knapp for a stop on her Inside Out Faith tour at our next large Living in the Tension community gathering at Roscoe’s in Chicago on 3356 N. Halsted Street. The event will be start at 7pm on Thursday, May 31st. The free event is being co-sponsored by the LGBT center in Chicago, Center on Halsted, and is a 21+ event. Grammy nominated and Dove award-winning artist, Jennifer Knapp, has long been regarded as a premier... Read more
The following post by Brent Bailey was re-posted from his blog at oddmanout.net. Brent is a student in the Masters of Divinity program at Abilene Christian University and he will be joining us this summer as an intern at The Marin Foundation. In the post below, he shares about how the theme of silence has played itself out in his own journey and why he will be participating in the Day of Silence to stand alongside others that have been... Read more
For our Living in the Tension community gathering on April 17th, we will be hosting a group from CCDA (Community Christian Development Association) and the gathering will still be open to the public. We will be sharing some information about The Marin Foundation, a friend of ours will be sharing some of his story about faith and sexuality, we will break up into groups to have discussions about thoughts on heteronormativity and whether or not it influences our lives, and... Read more
The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. As long as I can remember, my mom and dad and sisters have always been in my life. We would go to church on the weekends together where my Grandpa Harris would preach and we would sit down together for hearty meals around the table each week night for dinner; though my dad will go to the grave claiming that you have dinner at... Read more
For our next Living in the Tension gathering, we will be wrapping up our examination of conflict resolution by discussing three areas of practical application, starting with a look at what makes a real apology and how they are effective. We will discuss the five biggest mistakes people make when engaged in conflict and wish finish up with a model for engaging in a difficult conversation when you are faced with a conflict. These practical, every day principles can help... Read more
“Stewart Headlam” is the founder and editor of Voiceless, which strives to create “a space for dialogue between Christians, the LGBTQ community, and all of us who find ourselves standing awkwardly in between.” Headlam is an alumnus and current graduate student of Abilene Christian University, but the Voiceless zine and website are not affiliated with the university. You can read our brief Q&A with Stewart below about the zine that he put together to contribute to and help move forward dialogue... Read more
The following post was written by Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. It is no secret that we as humans have a propensity to gravitate towards other individuals and ways of thinking that are familiar and reinforce the world as we already understand it. This makes sense since decreased diversity in worldviews can serve to lessen the potential for interpersonal and ideological conflicts. It can also provide comfort since our understanding is then at a lessened... Read more
We will be continuing our educational series on conflict resolution for our next Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, March 19th. Michael Pierce will be sharing generalizable principles and models for conflict resolution from his career as a professional mediator. The sessions will help to better equip individuals to step into productive conversations and develop skills to address conflict and improve their interpersonal relationships. We will be having pizza at the beginning of the gathering this week since we... Read more
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet with Chris Pack, Producer for Jesus, Don’t Let Me Die Before I’ve Had Sex. After meeting with me, Chris proposed to my long time friend, Pamela, who was among the first participants of our Living in the Tension gatherings here in Chicago. Chris shares my heart for reconciliation: building bridges, loving people and living in the tension. I am excited to be participating with his team’s feature-length documentary film, Jesus Don’t Let Me Die Before I’ve Had Sex.... Read more
For our next Living in the Tension community gathering on Monday, March 5th, Michael Pierce will be joining us to kick off a series of gatherings where he will be sharing insights with us in relation to his career in the field of conflict resolution and mediation. Michael will be sharing generalizable principles and models for conflict resolution that will help to better equip individuals to step into productive conversations and develop skills to address conflict and improve their interpersonal... Read more
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