Learnings

19 Jul 2022

The Gifts of Strangers: Understanding the Benefits of Diversity

One argument for diversity is that is ensures participation and creates the power of being heard. It is expressed by…

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Discussions

11 May 2021

The Neighborhood Is the Center

Their August 4, 2020 guest was DeAmon Harges, named by the Kettering Foundation as one of eight most influential neighborhood…

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Discussions

06 May 2021

A Conversation with John McKnight

“Many people think democracy depends on an informed electorate,” he noted in a recent conversation with National Civic Review contributing editor Albert…

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Blogs

05 May 2021

The Neighborhood as a Sacred Place

In his keynote talk for the Parish Collective’s Inhabit 2020 At Home Conference, John draws on insights from Walter Brueggemann…

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Blogs

26 Mar 2020

The Invisible Is Becoming Visible

At the start of any asset-based initiatives, the identification of local assets is the essential starting point. Nonetheless, in many…

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Abundant Community

16 Aug 2019

Re-­functioning: A New Community Development Strategy for the Future

Jamie Vollmer has written a landmark book titled Schools Cannot Do It Alone (Enlightenment Press, 2010). In his book, he…

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Discussions

25 Mar 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Jonathan Massimi

Rev. Jonathan Massimi talks about how his work has turned conventional thinking upside down about connecting youth and adults. View…

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Discussions

23 Jan 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Gary Ivory

Gary Ivory talks about how he and his organization, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., have reinvented an alternative to what professionals thought…

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Discussions

30 Nov 2018

Another Other Kingdom

Walter Brueggemann talks about what it would mean to live in a culture beyond the consumer world. It's a spontaneous,…

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Discussions

22 Oct 2018

The Four Essential Elements of an Asset-Based Community Development Process

The primary goal of an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) process is to enhance collective citizen visioning and production. This paper…

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Discussions

19 Mar 2018

How to Connect Neighborhood Churches to Your Local Community

Paul Sparks talks about his own and his colleagues' work with local churches, academic institutions, and community organizations in the…

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Discussions

27 Sep 2017

Who Has the Skills to Build Community? We All Do

YES! Magazine co-founder Sarah van Gelder shares the stories she gathered on her 12,000-mile cross-country journey from people who were…

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Discussions

30 Jul 2017

How Community Animators Work Around the World

Cormac Russell shares his experiences in building new connections and relationships to strengthen our neighborhoods and communities around the world.…

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Discussions

14 Dec 2016

You Are the Guest

John and Peter decide to share some of their latest thinking and invite listeners to share their experiences in building…

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Discussions

09 May 2016

Neighbors As Citizens Making Democracy Work

Conversation with John McKnight, Peter Block and Guest David Mathews. Listen to the audio and view a transcription of this…

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Discussions

23 Mar 2016

Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann and John McKnight in Conversation

Walter Brueggemann, co-author of the recently released new book An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture joins Peter Pula and…

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Discussions

27 Aug 2015

A Place at the Table

Conversation with John McKnight, Peter Block and Guest Edd Conboy. Listen to the audio and view a transcription of this…

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Blogs

27 Aug 2013

Local Community and Major Movements

John McKnight video by Social Innovation Generation John explains why all big change grows from the small stuff in local communities.…

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Blogs

08 Jul 2013

True Stories

John tells a story to show the difference between the world of facts, data, systematic information and the community's way of knowing:…

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Blogs

01 May 2013

Sensible Life ~ A Thought

At the last minute, John learned he would be unable to join this year’s Connecting for Community gathering in Cincinnati April 23…

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