The Passion Project

Pastor Amy Butler is the former senior minister of The Riverside Church of New York, one of mainline Protestantism most important churches. She also wrote in the USA Today about her experience of late term abortion. Come learn from Pastor Amy about the importance of vulnerability, difficulties of women in leadership, and how to chart the path forward in your own life. Click on this Zoom link to access our conversation at 7pm central time on December 3rd.

Over 50 households gathered to have a conversation with Shane Claiborne. Shane is a dedicated activist and renowned author, whose works include Beating Guns, Executing Grace, and The Irresistible Revolution. Centering his work on the poor and the marginalized, Shane offers a clear message on leadership, its costs, and our duties as human beings living in times of great crisis.

Over 50 households gathered on Zoom and on our FB Live feed to hear Rev. Rob Lee IV talk about racism, his calling, and the cost of his call. As an ancestor of Robert E. Lee, Rob has been instrumental in calls for the end of white supremacy and the removal of public commemorations of the Confederacy. Click on video to the right to play that conversation.

We gathered to hear a conversation with local Evanston artist, Chris Froeter about creativity, passion, and trauma. A healing balm for these troubled times: "out of adversity comes so many powerful things." Check out the video to the right.

What is the well-lived life? Prof. Richard Kraut led us on an exploration of ancient philosophers Aristotle and Plato, with some more contemporary folks mixed in. We focused on how do we define the good? What is free-will? How do we make sense of our world and our place in it? All good questions for those pursuing their passions.

Over 57 households gathered to hear James Sanders and his family play original compositions and traditional pieces alike on April 30th. We talked about creativity, what it means to be human, and how to develop a passion that gives rise to what your Spirit is calling you to. You can find more about James here, and a video of the concert is available here.

Over 53 households gathered to hear cellist Elizabeth Anderson play beautiful music and talk about passion, creativity, and collaboration. You can find a video of the concert and discussion here.

Over 30 households gathered to hear bassist John Tuck offer wonderful music about passion, creativity, collaboration, and the divine. You can find a video of the concert and discussion here.