Yesterday morning we recapped Mark Yaconelli’s talk from the first day of Shift 2008. Thanks to those of you who have left comments on this post, along with the reviews of the sessions with Brian ...

Mark Yaconelli is a story catcher. As the director of the Hearth community storytelling project in Ashland for 12 years, he has coached everyday people to tell hidden truths that they’re longing to ...

“All human divisions... can begin to be healed through listening and sharing stories,” writes Yaconelli (The Gift of Hard Things), the founder of a nonprofit that helps communities organize ...

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Less than ten percent of America's teenagers have a biblical worldview, according to a new survey of the California-based Barna Research Institute. Who is to blame? Mark ...

The second session at Shift began with a plea from Bo Boshers, the Executive Director of Youth Ministries for the Willow Creek Association. He shared that a survey of this conference’s attendees ...

CHEYENNE – The Hearth (Building Community One Story At A Time) is coming to St. Mark's Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. April 18. Mark Yaconelli, the founder and executive director of The Hearth, will be ...

A service to say goodbye to Wales' first missioner in residence has taken place in Wrexham. Youth and community activist Mark Yaconelli held a six-month residency in the Diocese of St Asaph to help ...

I lit the candles, opened the doors, picked up a handful of bulletins, and stood at the entrance. I smiled at a group of 15 students. One waved and then they turned and walked to the grocery store.