Community Conversations

Join our Facebook Group to discuss questions, workshop ideas, and share stories of God moving. We host community events on Zoom, and conferences.

Conference 2025

Step into a transformative exploration of relationship with God that challenges popular narratives of separation. This conference highlights how God's signal of love has always been accessible - we’re not left spiritually roaming.  And Jesus solves the difficulties in our reception, making us more aligned with the Father – as John’s Gospel and Hebrews emphasize.  We welcome those seeking to nurture Christ-centered communities grounded in God’s constant connection rather than fear of disconnection.  Discover how this understanding, recovered from the early church, shapes pastoral care, parenting, discipleship, outreach, and community formation. 

Come, explore, and learn with us.

Registration and information page here.

Community Event: A Conversation About Parenting

Quite a few people have discussed with us how having a restorative view of God’s justice helps them be better parents. Let’s come together and talk about it. There are no silver bullets. But there are practices, rooted in our character and connection with Jesus, that help us create a culture of positive presence and hopeful growth and accountability at home.

We had a wonderful conversation on August 19th. Please stay tuned for the next one in the Fall of 2025.

Community Event: Restorative Justice in Schools

Wondering how to serve your community as a thoughtful follower of Jesus?

On Thursday, November 21st at 8pm Eastern, we will host a Zoom conversation about Pitching Restorative Justice to Schools. Our guest will be Pastor Dishon Mills, who formerly worked for Boston Public Schools as a Senior Manager. From 2006 - 10, Dishon led Out of Harm’s Way, a restorative justice pilot program at 5 BPS middle schools which saw remarkable results in social-emotional learning.

Boston Public Schools started implementing restorative justice practices in 2017. BPS has begun to shift away from punitive measures like suspensions and expulsions, which disproportionately affected students of color, and towards approaches that focus on repairing harm, fostering accountability, and rebuilding relationships.

Come chat with Dishon about what restorative justice practices are like in schools. How do students and staff experience it? What are the results? Can a teacher do this in a classroom? How can a school train its staff?

Conference 2019

In August 2019, we hosted an in-person conference called Healing Atonement. Check out the recordings from our sessions. And stay tuned for news about future in-person or virtual conferences.