Mission Innovation

  Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray are life-long friends. It is not unusual that friends would share an adventure of hiking the 500 mile el Camino de Santiago trail in France and Northern Spain. What is unusual is that Justin completed the trail in a wheelchair. Life has changed for them. A movie and two […] The post Imprints and Legacy | Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray appeared first on Mission Network.

Chris Lowney seems to live at the intersection of between mission, leadership, culture and spirit. He’s the author of 6 books on leadership, mission and culture. He is the vice chair of the board of CommonSpirit Health, one of America’s largest nonprofit, faith based, health systems. He has served both within the Jesuit order and […]

Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world. Father Greg, an American Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, witnessed the devastating impact of gang violence on his Los Angeles community during the so-called “decade of death” that began in the late 1980s and peaked […]

Joyce Rupp has been called “one of the best Christian spiritual guides writing today”. She is a Catholic sister, a member of the Servite Order and is well known internationally for her work as a spiritual mentor, spiritual guide, retreat leader and conference speaker. She is also the author of numerous best selling and award […]

This episode of the Mission Innovation Podcast is in conversation with Paul Schroeder, who is a social entrepreneur, award-winning author, teacher, former Greek Orthodox priest and a coach. He has led diverse purpose driven organizations over the past 20 years with two recent examples being the New City Initiative in Oregon focused on issues of […]

Sr. Eileen McNerney, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, founded Taller San Jose Hope Builders in 1995. But this story really begins in 1992, when she invited three other nuns to move with her to a gang-ridden neighborhood in Santa Ana, California, where gun shots and drug sales at that time […]

In January of 1995, Ples Felix’s 14-year-old grandson murdered Azim Khamisa’s son in a gang initiation. But the story does not end there. From this tragic murder emerges a story of understanding, reconciliation and the beginning of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation which is devoted to stopping teen violence. Listen to the latest episode of The […]

Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher who comes from the tradition of Christian mysticism. He has been called “one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world. Fr Rohr is a Franciscan priest and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. An author of over […]

Elizabeth McLeod, a millennial and cum laude graduate of Boston University, is the author of a letter that went viral on LinkedIn. She wrote the letter on behalf of millennials everywhere to “Management” everywhere. The letter was about the need for meaning at work. At the end of the letter, Elizabeth stated this, “I was […]

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has noted that every day in the United States, 115 people die after overdosing on opioids. The drugs we are speaking about are prescription pain relievers, heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. It’s clear that this is a national crisis affecting the public health of our communities as […]