![]() Ultimately, Kansfield's story will leave readers both comforted and challenged to discover and live out their own faith rooted in open-hearted conviction. From authenticity and courage, to perseverance and gratitude, in Kansfield's journey you will find the insight and tools to name and claim your own core spiritual values. The first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department, and voted the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Year, Kansfield uses her characteristic wit and knack for accessible storytelling to reveal how an adventurous faith rooted in living out your convictions can bring about radical change in the world. Part memoir and part spiritual formation guide, Kansfield's Be the Brave One relays her stunning transformation from a ""run-of-the-mill capitalist jerk"" into a wife, mother, and pastor committed to feeding the poor at her church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. ![]() ![]() ![]() The city she loved was in turmoil, and a calling to help others was emerging from deep within her. On September 11, 2001, Ann Kansfield, a successful Wall Street broker who had spent years laying a path of achievements, stood on the doorstep of profound change. Ultimately, Kansfield's story will leave readers both comforted and challenged to discover and live out their own spiritual values. 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. 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. 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. ![]() About the Book Part personal narrative, part spiritual formation guide, Be the Brave One is the story of Rev. ![]()
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