Togethering

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy named loneliness the number one challenge to health in America. And that was before the pandemic! With all the disconnecting, we need more togethering! While your drive and ability to connect may be buried under some layers, they haven’t gone anywhere. Everyday they give you the opportunity to help someone heal, weave a healthier self and a healthier society. Sounds a lot like what Fabric is all about! Don’t miss these weeks that set the stage for our summer of exploring what it means to be together as Fabric as we send Greg and Kris off for sabbatical!

May 29: Togethering Takes Time Alone. Love your neighbor. If this was easy, perhaps the things being held this Memorial Day weekend in our own hearts and around the country would not be so terribly heavy. The long-held wisdom Jesus shared nestled “love your neighbor” between two other calls to love: God and, foundationally, yourself. That means spending some quality time with yourself! Maybe you have too much of that, or not enough. Maybe it sounds boring. Or terrifying. Join us at Field this Sunday, on livestream or the podcast to explore solitude as a building block of togethering. EPISODE PAGE

June 5: Togethering Beyond: What’s Your Mission? You are shaped to make a contribution. We are investing two weeks learning about our m&m’s and how your unique contributions through them make togethering work. This ‘m‘ is your mission. You alone are the right person at the right time to reach out beyond to give, love, heal, or serve others in big or little ways. In case this sounds like a ‘have to’ you don’t have time for, spoiler alert: your mission may be the most fulfilling part of your life! EPISODE PAGE

June 12: Togethering Within: What’s Your Ministry? We’re talking about our m&m’s again. Last week was the ‘m’ of your mission, your contribution beyond. This week is the ‘m’ of your ministry. That’s a weird word perhaps, but it is the way you uniquely serve the same community that serves you and others. We are all shaped to be fulfilled not by filling ourselves, but by sharing the gifts we have with others. Greg Meyer’s sabbatical begins the next day so it’s not a bad time to consider what we all do to keep Fabric healthy. EPISODE PAGE

June 19: Togethering Takes Being There Technology allows us to have many connections these days, and so easily! Yet the depth and strength of relationships forged of time, attention and a little struggle are hard to come by. How can we spend more of our valuable attention in ways that bring us together? EPISODE PAGE