Anne Crossman
With a group of givers pursuing friendship and growth, join a conversation over this personal narrative of Esau McCaulley, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and award-winning author of Reading While Black. This is an intergenerational account of his family’s search for home and hope amidst racial injustice in the South.
This Peer Group welcomes those who seek meaningful discussion, lively dialogue, and honest reflections.
Host: Anne Crossman, Gathering participant
Who belongs? Givers seeking friendship with other givers from every stage of life. Connect and share with new friends in a book study.
When do we meet? This group will meet on Wed, Nov 15 and 29 and Dec 6 at 8am Pacific Time.
What will we discuss? For those who attended our conference, you heard from Esau McCaulley, a Wheaton College professor of New Testament and ordained Anglican priest and contributor to The New York Times. For much of his life, he was taught to see himself as an exception: Someone who, through hard work, faith, and determination, overcame childhood poverty, anti-Black racism, and an absent father to earn a job as a university professor and a life in the middle class. Upon the loss of his father, Esau began to question his family history. This memoir will allow us to wrestle with our understanding of poverty and upward mobility in America, in the company of friends.
Criteria to join our community events
- Follow Jesus as Lord and Savior.
- Give at least $200,000 a year to Christian causes. Though the number isn't a rigid threshold, it represents a proxy for the types of people who are asking and wrestling with the same questions around wise stewardship, giving well, avoiding pitfalls, raising the next generation, allocating resources, defining a family legacy, etc. People come to The Gathering to pursue relationships with peers who are exploring similar issues with a measure of humility, vulnerability, and trust.
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One Anothering
During politically polarized times, how do we follow the model that Jesus set in loving our enemies, being kind to those who speak falsehoods, turning the other cheek when we’re offended, standing as a peacemaker in the midst of conflict?
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With a group of givers pursuing friendship, join a discussion of The Road to Wisdom by Francis Collins on the four traditional sources of wisdom – truth, science, faith, and trust.
The Marriage Course
Even the healthiest of relationships require work to communicate well, overcome conflict, and extend forgiveness. What can we do to restore or strengthen the bond with our spouse?
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If you're curious about impact investing or are new to it, and you’d like to meet others on a similar journey, please join our "Impact Investing" group
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If you’ve married into a family with wealth and you’d like to meet others on a similar journey, please join our group for “In-Laws.”
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Find fellowship among women and discover your passion and strengths as a giver.
