by Kat Bair | Oct 10, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog, Client Stories
One of the most fun parts of my work with Ministry Incubators is the opportunity I have to lead an “Innovator’s Cohort” through Hood Theological Seminary, alongside my friend and colleague Kerwin. The cohort is made of church leaders who are all looking to do...
by Kat Bair | Oct 4, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
This past weekend was the 35th annual Nashville Greek Festival. I am not Greek, no one in my family is Greek, and yet, we packed up our family of four and made the pilgrimage across town for the promise of homemade gyros and baklava. The event is relatively small, as...
by Kat Bair | Sep 19, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
Working out is hard. The death of a loved one is hard. Feeling betrayed at work is hard. Making new friends is hard. The New York Times crossword puzzle is hard. And none of those things feel even remotely like one another. This is partly a linguistic failing,...
by Kat Bair | Sep 11, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
What is the virtue of a Dino Nugget? I listened to an interview earlier this week with Scott Friedman, whose family invented Dino Buddies, which is the dominant Canadian brand of Dinosaur-shaped chicken nugget. The interview ventured into territory of the inherent...
by Kat Bair | Sep 7, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
Do you know that some portion of the static on televisions and radios is actually the echo of The Big Bang? This sounds very made up, but it’s real, and it was discovered almost by accident. This is a story of two teams of astrophysicists, working 35 miles down...
by Kat Bair | Aug 23, 2023 | Big Ideas, Blog
My dad worked in manufacturing sales and once was asked to come bid on a system to help transport Bluebird buses from one side of a factory to another. He got there to see the system they had in place, only to find factory workers pushing the buses across a concrete...