Daily Connector | Part IV: Reparations Essay | Yvonne Zimmerman
Can you really be sorry for something you’ve done, if you won’t take responsibility for repairing –or at least trying to repair–the damage? Think about a person who’s done something to hurt you –something pretty significant. If you tell them what you need from them to repair the harm they’ve…
Daily Connector | Part IV: Repent. Repair. Real Estate (?!?) | Brent Miller
I often hear comments along these lines, “I bet you meet all kinds in your line of business.” Here is the story of the only time that I have ever “fired” a client. In 2016 someone called the CMC office and asked if there happened to be a Mennonite REALTOR®…
Daily Connector | In Dr. Suess’s Company | Dan Halterman
What is one story from your family lineage that impacts how you think about repair for future generations? I rummaged through my stock of family stories to find something fitting this prompt. I climbed through my dad’s family tree, testing several thin branches, then shinnied into my mom’s where some…
Daily Connector | Part III Repent. Repair. Real Estate (?!?)| Brent Miller
Imagine that you are black and living in a small, tight-knit neighborhood near an old coal mine where about 4 or 5 families have inhabited a group of 25-30 houses for the better part of the last 75 years. Imagine that the city surrounding you was growing and expanding its…
Daily Connector | Reparations Committee Part III | JoAnn Knapke
I am a watcher: a stand-at-the-side onlooker. Definitely NOT a do-er. All my life I have been more comfortable being a wallflower—someone who is out of the spotlight. Ever since our church started focusing on racial justice issues, I have felt more compelled to start doing SOMETHING. So besides being…
Daily Connector | Part II. Repent Repair. Real Estate(?!?) | Brent Miller
About a week ago an article from the National Association of REALTORS® hit my inbox and caught my attention. The title of the article was, “NAR Study Underscores Commitment to Racial Equality” and pulled heavily from a report that the National Association of REALTORS® published. The report, “Snapshot of Race…
Daily Connector | Winter Progression | Mim Halterman
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Daily Connector | Part I: Repent. Repair. | Brent Miller
Our worship theme for Lent is “Repent. Repair.” The word REPENT, as defined by Merriam-Webster is “to turn from sin and dedicate oneself to the amendment of one’s life.” Definition 2 (a) reads, “to feel regret or contrition.” I am a REALTOR® and I am here for the repentance. I…
Daily Connector | Racial Equity and Social Justice 21-day Challenge| Cindy Fath
A few weeks ago, Lora in HR where I work, shared an upcoming 21-day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge with YWCA and encouraged all our staff to participate. The program started March 1st and is aimed to create awareness and habits around race, power, privilege and leadership. The topic…
Daily Connector | Reparations Committee Part 2 | Bethany Davey
If I were asked to choose a personal theme for this past year, mine would be The Naming of Things. Over and over, this theme has presented itself within and around me, and this push to name what I am learning and experiencing has led to life-changing transformation. In late…
