The New Narrative took a break for most of the pandemic, but now that things are opening up again we’re getting ready to relaunch the program--but with some changes.
We’ve always wanted The New Narrative to be a community, one that provides us a sense of purpose and belonging. We've also always wanted it to be a venue for us to explore how we can grow as individuals and more effectively stand up for the important social justice issues that we’re faced with in our world today. Storytelling is a big part of all of it because so many of our challenges are tied to engrained social narratives that influence how we understand the world and think about ourselves.
The big puzzle has always been how to tie it all together.
A couple months ago we got an insight and it’s inspired a lot of excitement amongst the people we've shared it with. It’s almost like it finally puts all the pieces into place.
The insight was to reimagine The New Narrative as a non-theistic alternative to church.
Like a lot of people, I grew up going to church but eventually came to reject much of what Christianity has taught us. Yet we've always missed the sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging that came from church.
The theory behind this new plan is that real change starts with us, but is amplified in community. We want to create a space where we all come together to support each other in our own personal growth and to also make us more effective actors in creating “new narratives” for ourselves and the world around us.
We hope that through this new format we can offer that sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging that so many of us are looking for in our lives. We get the sense that something like this is sorely needed and we're excited by the prospect of working together to make it happen.
If this new plan resonates with you, let us know in the comments and share what has you most intrigued.
Over the next couple weeks we’ll be sharing more of the plan and hosting our first post-pandemic events too.
Thanks,
Nathan Young