Summer Fun Fund

July 13, 2018 by Zac Martin

Do you remember summer camp? The lessons, the memories, the stories?

As school let out for the summer, thousands of students hope to find space in summer camps and for many families, the summer can be a hectic and frantic struggle to find space and funds for the children.
For many of the basketball teams and tournaments setup throughout the city over the summer, these opportunities are funded out of the pockets of coaches working and hustling to secure entrance fees, referee costs and jersey purchases.

Connecting for Good

June 05, 2018 by Zac Martin

I was very impressed with their observations while walking down the path and their attentiveness when hearing explanations of what they saw. The questions they asked during the "Press Conference" were spot on and opened up areas of discussion about how community gardens are run.

Thrive NYC Weekend of Faith - May 17-19

May 16, 2018 by Zac Martin

If I had to rank the biggest shifts in ministry over the last decade the rise of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues has to be near the top. It's no different even in my own life. At the same time, there's been a slow erosion of the stigmas surrounding mental health. But it hasn't been fast enough to keep up with the unique contexts we're experiencing in our accelerated world. I attended Thrive NYC because I need resources, language, and a wider collaborative network to help meet the needs of our changing communities. It was an invaluable experience. I not only met other faith leaders who are addressing the same needs as me, but the content that I'm walking away with is providing me tangible steps toward continuing the destigmatization of mental health and the ability to enter into these often untacked about conditions with the hope of the Gospel and the well-equipped approach of empirical data and trained practitioners.I definitely advocate for other faith leaders to check out Thrive NYC and attend another gathering.

Emotionally Healthy Conversations about Difficult Issues

May 07, 2018 by Zac Martin

Joy is the most vulnerable emotion we experience. It’s terrifying because we’re afraid we’ll be sucker-punched so we dress-rehearse tragedy. How brave is it to be cynical about our problems? It’s very easy.

Volunteer and Vocation for Justice

March 05, 2018 by Zac Martin

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. - AFRICAN PROVERB

These emails provide ways for individuals and organizations to mobilize in collaboration with others to work for good