THE MARK & LISA TEAM As our kids become teenagers with more independence, Lisa and I have begun to think about how we can partner in our work more synergistically. This year Lisa has taken over an increasing amount of responsibility on our ReIMAGINE team and we’ve started to dream about common work we can do that fits with our passions and gifts. At the New Conspirators conference in Seattle we taught a workshop together entitled “Intentional Parenting and Missional Living.” Over fifty people participated and were very engaged in the question of how to nurture children in a way that connects them with God’s holistic mission in our world. We shared about how we try to live the seven vows of our community as a family. After our session many people stayed around to talk more–particularly with Lisa. As you probably know, in our family I’m generally the one who talks the most and enjoys the crowd. But in our community and circles of influence Lisa is sought after as a wise woman with a lot to teach. We find this to be true even among the college students who come to visit us. I really feel like in our family, Lisa shines as someone who quietly lives out our deepest values and beliefs most consistently in the details of life and relationships. 
THE NEW CONSPIRATORS… a conference hosted by Tom & Christine Sine as part of the launch of Tom’s new book of the same name. In this well researched book Tom, a noted futurist examines four streams of new expressions of the church in the western world: the emergent, missional, mosaic, and monastic. Although our work with ReIMAGINE might be described as emergent, missional or monastic—for this conference Lisa and I were asked to represent communities who live in close proximity to one another and try to live by common commitments. We spoke on several panels, and in addition to our workshop, I taught on action-oriented spiritual formation inspired by the way Jesus trained his disciples.
