Mini-MAC a Huge Success
Jim Coady – MAC Planning Team
Many thanks to all of those who participated in the Mini-MAC presented via Zoom. By most accounts, this event, the first in the series of three Mini-MACs being developed by the Maryknoll Affiliates virtual conference planning team—Bob Short, Celine Woznica, Ginny McEvoy, Agnes Walsh, Ann and Jim Coady—was a major success. Special kudos go to Chris Keavney of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners, who hosted us on their Zoom facility, for his flawless technology support.
Surely it was helped along by Bob “Think Big” Short’s success in having Brian McLaren, a former pastor, and now a faculty member of Father Richard Rohr’s Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation, lead us in exploring the theme of “Tending Our Souls.”
Brian spoke to us about how, in his book, Faith After Doubt, he sees the stages of spiritual growth in our lives and how each stage is meaningful and necessary to the journey.
Participants populated 5 Zoom screens!
Over 200 folks had signed up and over 120 were online on Saturday, April 17, listening and participating in the small breakout sessions that took place after Brian’s introductory talk. We will be making a video link available on the Maryknoll Affiliates website to “Tending Our Souls with Brian McLaren.”
The team is now in the process of finalizing the next two Mini-MACS—“Tending Our Community" and "Tending Our Planet—planned for this summer and fall. Updates coming soon!
This article first appeared in the May/June issue of Not So Far Afield.