Joe Erpenbeck

Consultant and ABCD Institute Faculty Member

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A Great Story of Community

A Great Story of Community

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is an amazing well told story of the power of community. It delves into t...

It Took Years

It Took Years

CJ and his friend Steven cast drop their lines right off of this dock. They drive 20 minutes to fish here regularly and I met...

Cultures of Connection

Cultures of Connection

In the book “Together” the US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy presents research on the cause and impact of lone...

What’s Your Favourite Walking Route?

What’s Your Favourite Walking Route?

“What’s your favourite walking route?” was one of a dozen questions on the spinning wheel at a community BB...

Wow!!

Wow!!

In the book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner; he defines awe as b...

Questions About Gifts

Questions About Gifts

Everyone has gifts, usually many gifts. These are the things we like to do, care about, know or pay attention to and are impo...

What Do You See?

What Do You See?

One idea to get to know a neighborhood better is to be a tourist for an afternoon and see what unexpected treasures you disco...

I Saw A Platypus

I Saw A Platypus

” I saw a platypus on my way to school” were the words as the smiling child walked on past the animal farm on her...

“Joe has created a small team of people who are moving from providing service to building community. His work has radical implications for social service and he has the results to show it. Joe’s work is done with great compassion and courage. He directs a group that is applying the asset based principles of John McKnight in new ways. The results he is achieving are significant; his group is directly bringing those on the margin into community...Joe is creating a model for care and inclusion that sets the standard for what is possible.”

Peter Block

Peter Block

Noted Cincinnati Author & Consultant

"Joe Erpenbeck is in my opinion one of the very best, if not the best community connector in North America."

John McKnight

John McKnight

Co-Director The Asset-Based Community Development Institute

"Community development is a big idea, and a thing I’ve enjoyed so much about Joe’s work is that his approachable manner allows everyone to participate and see how they could have a role. I’ve been part of this conversation with groups who have been together for a long time, having the same old conversations, and its been a gift to watch Joe lead - not push - them into the potential of new ideas in an appreciative way. Like many, I did not enter those conversations easily, and, like many, I came to really appreciate his genius (I use this work carefully) for this work."

Aaron Johannes

Aaron Johannes

www.imagineacircle.com