Faith communities have both the infrastructure and the spiritual mandate to bring generations together as a source of healing and renewal. But the task requires an honest reckoning with power dynamics, authentic work through conflict, repair from rupture and harm, and the patient cultivation of relationships that can weather difficulty and grow stronger through it.

That’s the message of CoGenerate’s newest study, Honest Conversations: Faith Leaders on the Real Work of Intergenerational Collaboration, which offers insights, stories and case studies from 42 leaders – clergy, congregants, thought leaders, theologians, and spiritual innovators, ranging in age from 20 to 85.

Join us on Oct. 27 – a week after the report’s release – for a free, 60-minute, virtual conversation between the report’s co-authors and three of the study’s participants. You’ll hear:

• reflections on what makes cogeneration in faith settings both hopeful and challenging
• concrete examples of how leaders are experimenting with bringing generations together
• ways you can use the report and accompanying discussion guide to spark conversation and collaboration in your faith community.

Speakers will include:

• Eddie Gonzalez, CoGenerate
• Eunice Lin Nichols, CoGenerate
• Deepa Patel, Inayatiyya International Board
• Rev. Ian Carr McPherson, Salem Lutheran Spokane
• Jeremy Fricke, Naco Heritage Alliance and Camp Naco

Faith communities have both the infrastructure and the spiritual mandate to bring generations together as a source of healing and renewal. But the task requires an honest reckoning with power dynamics, authentic work through conflict, repair from rupture and harm, and the patient cultivation of relationships that can weather difficulty and grow stronger through it.

That’s the message of CoGenerate’s newest study, Honest Conversations: Faith Leaders on the Real Work of Intergenerational Collaboration, which offers insights, stories and case studies from 42 leaders – clergy, congregants, thought leaders, theologians, and spiritual innovators, ranging in age from 20 to 85.

Join us on Oct. 27 – a week after the report’s release – for a free, 60-minute, virtual conversation between the report’s co-authors and three of the study’s participants. You’ll hear:

• reflections on what makes cogeneration in faith settings both hopeful and challenging
• concrete examples of how leaders are experimenting with bringing generations together
• ways you can use the report and accompanying discussion guide to spark conversation and collaboration in your faith community.

Speakers will include:

• Eddie Gonzalez, CoGenerate
• Eunice Lin Nichols, CoGenerate
• Deepa Patel, Inayatiyya International Board
• Rev. Ian Carr McPherson, Salem Lutheran Spokane
• Jeremy Fricke, Naco Heritage Alliance and Camp Naco