Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania
working for the unity of the church and the wholeness of communities through collegiality, collaboration, and connectedness
We Have to Talk
Visit the 10.27 Healing Partnership with us on January 13; reserve your seat now!
We Have to Talk is a network of interfaith spiritual leaders from across Southwest Pennsylvania: over 500 clergy and lay people who gather to build relationship across our diverse traditions through conversation and action.
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Our network's core principles are named in our statement of purpose, Living Faithfully With One Another. The key organizing partners are Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania and the Center for Loving Kindness at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh.
In the 2025-2026 program year, ​We Have to Talk plans a series of "Interfaith Field Trips," bringing our dialogues on the road to spiritual landmarks across our region.
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Our network began in the days immediately following the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue on October 27, 2018. Should we cancel a planned interfaith gathering the following week? we wondered. No, we agreed. Because: we have to talk.
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To receive occasional emails about We Have to Talk, sign up here.
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Photo by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
OUR NEXT EVENT:
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Responding to Trauma in Community
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
10:00 a.m.
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10.27 Healing Partnership
inside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh
5738 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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Pack your bags, because it's time for another We Have to Talk Interfaith Field Trip! Meet us at the 10.27 Healing Partnership on Tuesday, January 13.
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The 10.27 Healing Partnership provides support and resources to promote healing and resiliency to all members of the Greater Pittsburgh community who were impacted directly or indirectly by the October 27, 2018 synagogue shooting. We'll meet with the center's director, Maggie Feinstein, to talk about the role faith communities can play in responding to trauma: from community-wide disasters like the shooting to the personal hurts of individuals or institutions. Then we will have lots of time for talking with one another about the perspectives, resources, and experiences that each one of us brings to this important work.​
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Space is limited, so please register now using the form below. This event is intended for spiritual leaders: clergy and religious and those holding lay leadership roles in houses of worship and faith institutions across Southwest Pennsylvania. Let's come together. We have to talk.