Fabric Podcast
Welcome to the Fabric podcast! Fabric is a thoughtful, progressive experiment in being church, based in South Minneapolis. We love hosting space where curiosity, connection, and inclusive belonging have space to stretch out and get comfy. Take the time you need to explore what we’re about, and when you’re ready, connect however feels best. The conversation is always fresh! Fabric is church, for the rest of us. #FabricMpls
Episodes

54 minutes ago
The Sandbox | Fabric in the Ecotone
54 minutes ago
54 minutes ago
There’s a phrase the kids are using these days– to be “ten toes down” is to live and act with integrity, standing firm on what one believes. For over 18 years, Fabric has been experimenting with what it means to be church closer to the margins (read: in the ecotone!). Who’s in the sandbox with us, and what walls might we benefit from analyzing a bit further?

Monday May 26, 2025
The Sandbox | Groundskeeping in the Sandbox
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
What might we find when we dig in the sandbox? In this episode, Ian McConnell welcomes artist, educator, and author Dave Scherer (AKA Agape*) back among us to share some reflection and frameworks for really getting in the sandbox and planting our toes in it. How do we acknowledge fear without letting it get in the driver’s seat?

Sunday May 18, 2025
Sunday May 18, 2025
When you hear the word “interfaith,” what stirs in you? We’re curious to learn more from Peter Digitale Anderson, Executive Director of Peace Catalyst about the gifts of “playing in the sandbox” with those of different perspectives and cultures.

Sunday May 11, 2025
The Sandbox | The Ecotone
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
Have you ever been repulsed by that sludgy, weedy zone between land and water? We’re going to dive into the ecological concept of “ecotones” to walk a bit closer to the edges of what may feel comfortable… it turns out, there’s some pretty rich soil in those borderlands.

Monday May 05, 2025
The Sandbox | This is the Way
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
The Mandalorian seems like a great way to explore how the walls created by traditionalism separate us from others, and even from ourselves. It turns out, “This” may not be the only way…

Sunday Apr 27, 2025
The Sandbox | Walls & Lines
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
There’s so much talk of division these days, and so much justified fear present in our minds and bodies. It seems like when fear is present, walls are built. It’s as true in churchy spaces as it is in politics, cultures, neighborhoods, and families. What would it be like to recognize that we’re all still playing in the proverbial “sandbox?”

Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Our "Resurrection Vision Board"
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
This past Sunday during our Easter gathering, those who were gathered in person wrote out our visions for a future toward justice and tangible love as a part of our celebration and acknowledgement of resurrection. If you listened in to the podcast from this past Sunday and wondered what Ian was referencing, this [long, dreamy] episode is for you!
Listen in as Ian McConnell and Melissa Lock read the many beautiful and varied signs created by this beautiful in-person community.

Monday Apr 21, 2025
He Had it Coming...and So Do We
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
What does it mean for a person, an idea, or a movement to have life beyond a death? It’s inspiring to witness when scraps and threads are picked up and lived out in a way that inspires not just new life, but widespread transformation. What part of the Jesus movement feels worthy of picking up and risking relative comfort to make real in our communities? This may be a good moment for us to really ask ourselves this question…