Be the Brave One: A Conversation with Ann Kansfield

UPDATE: the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab community can order Ann’s book at a 15% discount by using the code KANSFIELD at this link. We thank Broadleaf Books for their support of this event.

Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab for a conversation with Ann Kansfield, chaplain and author.

Part personal narrative, part spiritual formation guide, Be the Brave One is the story of Rev. Ann Kansfield leaving the grind of Wall Street and finding her calling at a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; becoming the first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department; and getting voted the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Year.

Guiding her story are the values that anchor her life in an adventurous faith and have allowed her to transform from “a run-of-the-mill capitalist jerk” into a pastor, chaplain, wife, mother, and spiritual leader.

Be the Brave One weaves gritty, real-life stories with witty commentary and practical faith to explore what it looks like to live out our convictions in our daily lives–and how that can radically change us and those around us. Ultimately, Kansfield’s story will leave readers both comforted and challenged to discover and live out their own spiritual values.

A discount on the book is available to Chaplaincy Innovation Lab community members.