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Addressing Our Collective Crisis of Calling: A Reflection on CityGate’s Spring Labs

CityGate June 9, 2022 No Comments

In January of 2022, Lisa Slayton called me with an idea. Her pitch was this: while a lot of people were talking about the Great Resignation, not enough people were talking about…

The Big Quit Part III(a): The Disruptive Season

CityGate June 9, 2022 No Comments

We can be made whole, we can become more and more of who God made us to be. And to do so, we must let go, release and embrace the…

The Big Quit Part II: The Possibility Season

CityGate March 23, 2022 No Comments

Discovering vocation does not mean scrambling toward some prize just beyond my reach but accepting the treasure of true self I already possess. Vocation does not come from a voice…

The Big Quit Part I: The Hero Season

CityGate March 23, 2022 No Comments

PART 1: THE HERO SEASON I have never thought of myself as a competitive person. I like to win — who doesn’t? — but even playing team sports back in…

The Big Quit: A Crisis of Calling

CityGate February 21, 2022 No Comments

Written by Lisa P. Slayton, Director, CityGate ‍The Big Quit… it has dominated the media over the last number of months. It first became noticeable in April, May, and June…

CityGate Spring 2022 Overview

CityGate January 21, 2022 No Comments

“The Big Quit” is underway and has been through most of 2021. Early data shows no sign of it slowing down in 2022. In fact, it seems to be accelerating.…

Cultivating Trusted Partnerships

CityGate September 24, 2021 No Comments

‘Well that did not go as we expected!” “I thought we were on the same page. What went wrong?” “Wow, I thought we cared about the same things!” These are…

Loving Indianapolis by Feeding Hungry Kids: One Circle City Fellow’s Story

CityGate June 10, 2021 No Comments

Editor’s Note: The 5280 Fellowship in the Denver metro area was the fellowship model used to frame and expand CityGate Fellowship partnerships. The first of those partnerships was Circle City Fellows in Indianapolis. CityGate…

Two Fellows, One Big Endeavor: Making Homeownership Possible for More of Our Neighbors

CityGate April 5, 2021 No Comments

Editor’s note: The 5280 Fellowship in the Denver metro area was the fellowship model used to frame and expand CityGate Fellowship partnerships. The first of those partnerships was Circle City Fellows in Indianapolis. In April…

How Effective is the 5280 Fellowship?

CityGate March 29, 2021 No Comments

“How do you measure your results?” It’s usually not the first question I receive from a donor interested in our work, but it is the second or third. And it’s…

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