Linda Stout

“Linda’s book is urgently needed now. Many congregations are starting to engage in visioning processes to identify hopes and dreams but lack the tools that can translate these into concrete action.” Susan Leslie, Unitarian Universalist Congregational Advocacy and Witness Director
Multicultural Growth and Witness

“This inspiring and practical guide should be read by everyone involved in the struggle for justice, democracy, and equal rights.” John Shattuck, President and Rector, Central European University, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

“To listen to Linda Stout is to be inspired, to gain new hope that a fundamental transformation of our culture is not only possible but may be much nearer than we expect.” Dr. Ron Miller, President, New Visions Foundation

“Linda Stout’s book is most timely when we hunger for new approaches to solving so many problems eroding our communities.” Loring Conant, Jr., MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard University Medical School

“Linda Stout’s book represents decades of profound experience activating ordinary people to do extraordinary things! She inspires people to take action toward the kinds of future they truly want. She is a true master of inspire, inform, and activate. Collective Visioning is where it all begins.” Christina Baldwin, coauthor of The Circle Way and author of Storycatcher

“This book holds fast to the centrality of vision, hope and persistence for real change. This book is encourages us all that real love is about caring for all people, not just the ones that look and sound like me.” Rev. John H. Vaughn, Executive Vice President, Auburn Theological Seminary

“Stout has suffered the fates, encountered troubles, and defeated them. In short, her life has been devoted to a world of grace, peace, and beauty.” STUDS TERKEL, author and radio broadcaster

“Now more than ever our world needs Linda’s heartfelt and innovative approaches to engage people of all backgrounds in creating futures that work for all. Buy this guide today and make a difference tomorrow.” Amanda Trosten-Bloom, coauthor of The Power of Appreciative Inquiry