As we get serious about our spiritual journey, we seek to express our spirituality through service. "How do I serve?" is an enduring question that has many answers-and we want to hear about how you serve. Soularize 2016 will provide twelve men with a public platform to share your life-shaping service, passion, and unique perspective about integrating service and spirituality. Whatever your topic (clearly connected to your journey-not a sales/promotion pitch), share it with us by submitting an application to speak. For more information on this public speaking opportunity, please download our speaker submission form by clicking here.

While Illuman does not typically publicize birthdays of our Brothers, there are exceptions and we are happy to celebrate Stephen Gambill as he turns 70 in July. Anyone who has participated in a Men's Rites of Passage has experienced Stephen's heartfelt service through the rituals he created, which are an integral part of the MROP. As Fr. Richard Rohr offered, "Remember, he more than anybody else, helped me put the Rites together." So, on behalf of all the men who have experienced transformation at an MROP and for those to come, we offer Stephen a heartfelt "Happy Birthday!"

We are pleased to announce that Illuman has new regions forming in Mississippi and the Carolinas. If you live in these areas and want to learn more, please reach out to our regional contacts. For Mississippi, please contact Jason Lee at [email protected]. For the Carolinas region, please contact Don Griffin at [email protected].