Posts Tagged ‘Together’
The Top 5 (Terrible) Reasons We Aren’t Working Together
Text by Jason C Dukes, Church Multiplication Minister I sit in coffee shops a lot. Sometimes in meetings. Sometimes writing and creating and strategizing. Occasionally, I’m simply answering emails, all by myself. In those alone times, I don’t eavesdrop, but it’s impossible not to hear the conversations around me. If I had to boil down…
Read MoreWhat Is the Coalition?
In 2009, we had a simple (but not easy) goal: “Build a coalition of churches, businesses, and other nonprofits to meet the needs of this community.” We’ve seen this community come together in amazing ways since then, but we want to be clear on something: you don’t have to be a big organization to be…
Read MoreWe Invited Our Entire Community to Share Thanksgiving… This is What It Looked Like
As a nonprofit, 6 Stones is young. We are in our eighth year now, eyeing a big anniversary in 2019. We spent a good portion of these early years learning how to do what we do today. Starting in 2015, we made all the things we learned along the way available to others who want…
Read MoreEllen: Hurricanes and Homelessness
Ellen Lobue didn’t go to school to become a Social Worker, but the job got a hold of her there. The more she learned about the field, the more she loved it. Eventually, she found herself working as a private contractor within a state-funded program called Children and Pregnant Women. There, she helped young mothers…
Read MoreEllen: Hurricanes and Homelessness
Ellen Lobue didn’t go to school to become a Social Worker, but the job got a hold of her there. The more she learned about the field, the more she loved it. She was pressed into Full-Time service by Hurricane Katrina in 2004, and she’s been with the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District ever since. Helping…
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