Meet Me

 

Meet me in the road. Meet me on online. Meet me at church. Meet me in Boston or abroad or somewhere in-between.

I move in-between.

I think that’s the most interesting space, the space where we stretch and learn. Many of us live in-between. Maybe the in-between is a bit awkward, but it’s real.

I’m not one thing, and I suspect, neither are you. I move in-between my work as a pastor, an unabashed urbanist, a textile artist, a transit justice activist, and a bicycle evangelist. I want us all to get free.

The semi-official bio is something like this: author of “Holy Spokes: The Search for Urban Spirituality on Two Wheels,” podcast co-host of “Can These Bones,” textile artist and mender; Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches  & pastor in the United Church of Christ; itinerant preacher; alumna of Brown University and Harvard Divinity School; Advisor at Leadership Education at Duke Div. New Jersey by birth, Massachusetts by choice.

The other version is more like this: I’m an spiritual magpie, gathering bits of twine and twig from many traditions. I’m a bicycle evangelist, happy to give you my testimonial about the good life that’s possible when you give yourself to movement on two wheels. I’m a dedicated urbanist, convinced that cities form us in ways that challenge us to live tight with a whole lot of different folks. I’m crafty and I get around, most contented at my sewing machine.  I’m a mender, dedicated to repair. I’m building a silkscreen studio in my basement. I like thinking big about how we build vibrant institutions that hold tradition and cultivate innovation. I aim for attraction not persuasion. I believe the work of this moment is to upend the racism that has divided this nation and the Church.  I’m convinced that if we’re all not free, it isn’t the gospel truth.

I’m a talent scout for the sacred.

I’m trying to learn how to lead. I’m trying to learn how to pace. I’m trying to learn how to repair.

Thanks for joining me on this ride.

~ Laura