Summary: Hello friends!<br> <br> Can you believe that the Encountering Silence Podcast released its first episode six months ago?!?<br> <br> Yes — our "pilot episode" was released on December 6, 2017.<br> <br> This week we're celebrating our six-month-anniversary with a brief conversation in which we reflect on some of the insights and surprises that the last six months have yielded for us.<br> Silence includes everyone, silence levels the ground and flattens our egos, to recall that we're all human and we all belong to one another. — Cassidy Hall<br> In the interest of full disclosure, let's say it right up front: this is our "pledge drive" episode. One of the things we've learned over the last few months is that we had seriously under-estimated how much time it takes to plan, record, edit, release, and promote a podcast.<br> <br> We love doing this, and so we're not begrudging one second of our time. But since we are all self-employed, we also have to balance the joy we find in the podcast with the reality that we need to be earning a living.<br> <br> Over a dozen listeners have made the commitment to support the podcast with a monthly pledge through Patreon. If you are one of those, please know how much we appreciate your support. Thank you!<br> <br> If you haven't made a pledge, then we humbly but sincerely ask you to consider doing so now. Even $1 a month makes a difference. Frankly, we would be more excited to have one hundred people pledge a dollar a month than to have one person pledge $100. Why? Because it shows us that people want to be part of the Encountering Silence Circle.<br> <br> Please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/encounteringsilence<br> <br> In this episode, we mention a wonderful book by Henri Nouwen called A Spirituality of Fundraising. We recommend it to anyone who is a fundraiser (or a donor!) as it beautifully expresses how giving money (and asking for support from current and future donors) can be an expression of community, of caring, and indeed of spirituality.<br> <br> Episode 25: Six Months of Encountering Silence<br> Hosted by: Carl McColman<br> With: Cassidy Hall, Kevin Johnson<br> Date Recorded: May 21, 2018<br> <br>
