sid.schwarz Articles building spiritual communities, Clergy Leadership Incubator, CLI, communities of meaning, Hayim Herring, Kenissa, networks, organizational change, REALITY, ROI, Schusterman Foundation
Sometimes you read a book to learn about something new. But at other times you read a book to find language for that which is already part of the way you function in the world. I had the latter experience reading the new book by Rabbi Hayim Herring, Leading Congregations and Nonprofits in a Connected […]
sid.schwarz Articles, Megatrends Book Tour building spiritual communities, communities of meaning, emerging Jewish communities, new paradigm, social entrepreneurship
Twice in the past year I have published articles in eJP to introduce the work of the New Paradigm Spiritual Communities Initiative. Last week we had our second annual National Consultation, welcoming another 50 “creatives” into this unique network and we used the opportunity to re-brand the project as Kenissa: Communities of Meaning Network (http://www.kenissa.org/). […]
sid.schwarz Articles American Jewish life, building spiritual communities, Jewish spirituality, new paradigm, social entrepreneurship
During the first week of March some 60 people gathered under the aegis of a new national initiative called the New Paradigm Spiritual Communities Initiative (NPSCI). NPSCI is sponsored by Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership as part of its mission to make Jewish into a public good. Funded by the William […]
sid.schwarz Sermons and Speeches building spiritual communities, Jewish Renewal, Jewish spirituality, Reb Zalman, the rabbinate
Note: In January 2014 I was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Ohala national convention, the association of Jewish Renewal Rabbis that was held in Boulder, CO. It was significant because my charge from the leadership of the organization was to speak about Jewish Renewal in light of the fact that the charismatic […]