Table Coworking

We often talk about how rural and suburban coworking are having a moment. Here is Kate Schwarzler at @IndyCommons showing how 🖥️ tech and 🌽 ag can come together to create💥 for a community. Churches can be part of this story. They've always been there. bit.ly/3w7nSZg

Talking with Paul Nixon about the creation of community-building space, especially as we repurpose oversized church buildings in the wake of the pandemic. Podcast 🎧 Table Talk #reThinkChurch #coworking #AbundantSufficiency #JoyfulBelonging bit.ly/3VKMBgd

It's 2022 and most people still just don't get #coworking. 🤷‍♀️ It's too complex, or esoteric, or just too weird. (When I hear these comments, I think, "Well, no. It's too SIMPLE. Stop overthinking it, my dude.") But I'm not alone i... #ministries. bit.ly/3dQHlGC

How it started: Five strangers. 😬 How it's going: Five friends. 🍏 Join us! # Simple Coworking Happened. Coffee, tables, chairs, wifi & JOY. 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏾 bit.ly/3BiHI4C

ICYMI: Seen on Social 👀 - Congrats to Good Coworking for achieving LEED status! bit.ly/3SklC8y

Oren says “Hello, Neighbor” to all y’all.

A big part of our "why" is thoughtful stewardship of legacy church property, and to upgrade and maintain it sustainably. Our friend Amy King at Good Coworking shares this post by Antony Slumbers. She comments: "Greetings from soggy, flooding DFW where c... bit.ly/3pDvkXx

Kermit the #Coworker. h/t to Catherine Tafto at Loom Shared Space NZ. And to Timescanner ! 🐸

The marvelous Marcia McFee once asked: "What do seminary students need to learn about business?" My answer was simple: HUSTLE. Not the toxic kind - the "fierce urgency of NOW" kind. #coworking #reThinkChurch bit.ly/3RG5T3z

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Even when you have a plan, things can change once you start acting on it. I learned that after we tried a different business model on our second #coworking in #church site. So many things came up that we hadn't planned for. There's this thing called "The Planner's Fallacy," ...

Virtual Potluck Lunch starts Today at Noon Central! #CoworkingOnPurpose Special Guest: Leah Kabira bit.ly/3dQHlGC

🔥 The Memphis Pilgrimage is on, y'all! Four days to expand your ideas about innovative repurposing of your space. And to be together and reclaim joy! Making change is hard work. Come and get refreshed. Team up with others for the road ahead. bit.ly/3Cy83xQ

We know. It takes courage to help folks let go of things that have held so much value to them for so long. And yet, we must make room for new things to blossom. Let it go. bit.ly/3QbRR8L

Management Agreements for #Coworking ? They are pretty tough in the #CRE world. For churches, we learned how to negotiate them in kindergarten. It's called "Sharing."

Don't miss the next one! Also, want to host? ⛪ #DismantlingLoneliness #AcceleratedSerendipity #JoyfulBelonging Simple Coworking Happened. Coffee, tables, chairs, wifi & JOY. 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏾 bit.ly/3BiHI4C

The first time I walked into Hostel Memphis, it felt like home. From the huge kitchen stocked with healthy snacks and great coffee to the cozy lounge areas, it offers a special kind of hospitality. The kind that helps you relax, linger and make conversa... bit.ly/3RiM5mb

"Now more than ever we need to create and expand our networks of mutual aid ..." @AshleyProctor 💚 Meet Me In Memphis: Ashley Proctor bit.ly/3Uum3Q0

Religious Capacity: Do congregations have the capacity to respond to the social needs of our time? To Daniel's list I would add: the Child Care Crisis, the Great Resignation and The Future of Work. #coworking #BeTheChurchAllWeekLong bit.ly/3AiyKoZ

Friday at Noon Central: Pull up a chair for Potluck Lunch. Ask questions, cry together over all the things, and win the Biggest F-Up of the Week award. See you there. ⚡ bit.ly/3dQHlGC