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A Journey of Grace

August 3rd, 2023
Jeri Queenan’s “deep gladness”1 is in working with teams to solve society’s most pressing problems, including serving from 2007–2023 as Partner at Bridgespan, a nonprofit strategic advisor to mission-driven nonprofits and philanthropies advancing justice globally. She is blessed by Charlie Queenan, her

Growing Down: Letting Go and the Path of Descent

August 2nd, 2023
Drew Jackson is a poet, speaker, and public theologian who serves as the Director of Mission Integration for the CAC. He is the author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. Drew lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Genay, and their twin daughters, Zora and

Confirming What I Already Knew to Be True

July 7th, 2023
Malise O’Banion, a former high school English teacher, has been married for forty-nine years and is the mother of five children and grandmother to eighteen grandchildren. She enjoys walking, reading, and writing; is a constant crocheter; and considers herself an aspiring yogi. Malise and her husband make their home

Transformation and Identity

July 6th, 2023
Larry Baker lives in Carmel, Indiana with his beloved wife Patty and their fourteen-year-old Standard Poodle Deuce. His interests include the CAC, meditation, philanthropy, studying and learning, nature, travel, golf, music, and teaching. But first, and most of all, he is passionate about God. It was 2019, and

Nondual Spirituality: Bringing It to a Culture Addicted to Prosperity and Accumulation

June 7th, 2023
Nondual Spirituality: Bringing It to a Culture Addicted to Prosperity and Accumulation Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition of “fire and brimstone,” I embraced an American culture that glorifies power, prestige, and possessions. I had successfully followed the blueprint for the American Dream. As an

Stay Curious, My Friends

May 26th, 2023
In the summer of 2015, I was in the most dangerous situation I had ever experienced. I was a pastor’s wife, a youth leader, a lifelong evangelical Christian, and I wasn’t sure what I believed anymore. I couldn’t reconcile what I had been taught with what I knew about God. You can accuse me of hyperbolizing the

Carrying the Work Forward 

February 15th, 2023
A few months ago, CAC Faculty Brian McLaren reflected on what he believes has made Richard Rohr’s work so special over the years. Among the many elements of Fr. Richard's teaching that Brian honored, he summarized “three phenomenal gifts” that Fr. Richard has consistently offered:   The articulation of an

A Sense of Wonder in the Digital World

February 1st, 2023
The Digital Product Team at the CAC operates from a deep sense of curiosity. We sit with questions each day on the best solutions to technology problems. How can we make this easier for our end users? How can we create ease for those interacting with our digital platform?  This means that often we don’t have the

Transformation Over Transaction

November 10th, 2022
Transformation Over Transaction has been the grounding philosophy of CAC’s Engagement Team since 2017. As marketing and communications professionals, we hold a complex and, at times, controversial post. We all know the digital world casts a large shadow, which is why our engagement campaigns prioritize audience

Celebrating 35 Years of Action and Contemplation

October 7th, 2022
After I had been engaged for fourteen years in a community of committed members, I deliberately wanted to do something different in New Mexico. Our main intention was not to found a community, but to gather people who had a vision of service to the world, to train them and make them qualified for this work. We were

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