The Initiative

"As it turns out, Jesus is both more human and more divine than I imagined. Indeed, my understanding of 'human' and 'divine' are altered by my encounters with Christ. My perceptions are, even as I write this, too small-minded and too small-hearted."

Join us tomorrow night on Zoom to talk with Fr. Ken about his new book - and to have your mind and heart expanded (leave a comment if you need the Zoom link)

October 2026 Update from The Initiative - Celebrating our CCT membership, anticipating a great Zoom interview in two weeks https://mailchi.mp/96a427fd06de/october-2026-update-from-the-initiative

A reminder that tonight's (Thursday 10/15) Zoom gathering is a prayer time. Here's the slide of some of the intentions for the open prayer segment. Please join us. Leave a comment if you need the Zoom link

Tomorrow night's Zoom community: Israel Chaffin and Joy Steorts talk about a new ecumenical retreat center in Memphis and how God is building bridges between Christian traditions there. Here's an excerpt. (and leave a comment below if you need the Zoom link)

10-08-2026 Excerpt from Israel Chaffin's Conversational Interview with Joy Steorts Excerpt of Israel Chaffin's conversational interview with Joy Steorts, the Executive Director of City Retreat Memphis—an ecumenical retreat center being birthed in the heart of Memphis.

Grateful to be bearing witness to the good work of The Initiative at the Christian Churches Together Forum this week

This Thursday (10/1) our Zoom gathering will be a Bible study. We'll be digging into Acts 8 - a passage that is read very differently by what are probably the two largest Christian traditions on the planet: Pentecostal and Roman Catholic. Come join us as we try to unravel the threads together!

You can find a copy of the passage in our website (linked in the comments) and leave a comment below if you need the Zoom link

You may have forgotten this but in 2023, the Surgeon General wrote a report declaring that the United States was in the midst of a "loneliness epidemic". Even though the report disappeared from the public consciousness pretty quickly, the phrase has stuck around.
For our weekly Zoom gathering this Thursday night, we're going to be talking about loneliness in the light of our own deepening discovery of a spirituality of friendship as a core characteristic of The Initiative.
And maybe it's a little ironic we're doing this on Zoom?? Join us for the conversation - 8pm Eastern this Thursday (9/24). Leave a comment for the link

Tomorrow (Thursday 9/17) night's Zoom gathering is a prayer time. Some of the intentions for the open prayer segment. Please join us. Leave a comment if you need the Zoom link

Here's an excerpt from this coming Thursday's Zoom gathering. We'll play the full conversation (about an hour) which was recorded last Friday and then have 30 minutes to discuss it afterward. Please join us! Leave a comment if you need the Zoom link.

Excerpt: A Conversation Between Friends About the Eucharist (Lord's Supper, Holy Communion...) Dr. Elizabeth Woodard (Catholic) and Rev. Craig Higgins (Protestant) join The Initiative Executive Director Scott Brill for a friendly conversation about the different ways they - and their Christian traditions - understand the meal that Jesus instituted as a sign of unity between his followers.