Local Grief Altars

Thank you to Minneapolis Area Grief Tenders and beautiful neighbors for building out this Great Idea in Minneapolis and St Paul neighborhoods. 'The federal occupation has forever changed the landscape of our streets, our communities, and our…

Beauty Will Save the World

I've been hatching a plan to create resources to support congregations and leaders through the upcoming observances of the 250th Anniversary of the USA's Declaration of Independence. There's a lot that will be ugly. We who follow Jesus can…

Find Your Way Home to Climate Care

This Great Idea builds on From Fear to Fire: Igniting Community for a Planet in Peril, the 2026 EcoFaith Summit of the Upper Midwest, where discussions of expanding congressional climate care encouraged us all to be community organizers for…

Culture Shock? Culture Shift.

This is Part II of this week's Great Idea(s): Part I supports processing the anger and violence 0f these traumatic days. Part II supports shifting local culture through multi-generational community activism - for the well-being of our political…

Elders & Youth: Relationships Replace Violence

This week, we've got three Great Ideas that play off of one another: Part I includes resources to help us process the anger and violence 0f these traumatic days. Part II supports shifting local culture through multi-generational community activism…

Preaching Reimagined

This Great Idea comes from Convergence's tech guru, Rev. Jim Keat. Read the full Preaching Reimagined post here. Keat writes, 'Progressive faith leaders need to take seriously the pulpit in our pocket, the opportunity to reach countless…

Disarm Hearts. Forge Peace. Cultivate Justice.

This Great Idea is entirely from the March 27, 2026, RawTools newsletter. It's chock-full of inspiration. There may not be a RawTools affiliate near you (they currently exist only in Colorado, Philadelphia, Buffalo (NY), and 'South'), but…

Public Theology

This Great Idea is a compilation of recent posts and articles - all published on March 24, 2026 - calling the Church to bold public witness and moral clarity. The world is 'yearning for a more robust conversation about morality'* - one informed…

Pocket Prayers

This Great Idea is already happening in congregations across the country. Thank you, knitters and crocheters, for putting your prayers into actions of comfort and presence. About two weeks ago, one South Minneapolis congregation received…

Choose to See

This is a Great Idea in four parts: Seeing our interconnectedness - and that we're all political. Viewing congregations as community leaders. Opening eyes with educational events. Looking behind the smokescreen - and bringing truth…