Western is a traditional, intergenerational congregation and the home of Miriam’s Kitchen. Carol came to Western after serving growing congregations in Rhode Island and Louisiana. Carol is the award-winning author of Reframing Hope and Tribal Church. She blogs at TribalChurch.org, which is hosted by theChristian Century. She also writes for the Huffington Post and Duke Divinity’s Call and Response blog. She co-hosts the God Complex Radio podcast with Derrick Weston. She leads conferences and lectures around cultural shifts, generational issues, church revitalization, and writing.