"Elevator Speeches & Being a Community of Risk” – Rev. Carmen Emerson: The Soul Matters theme for March is “What does it mean to be a community of risk?” This made me think of the number of times you’ve shared your trepidation when asked, “Where do you go to church?” followed by the inevitable, “What is THAT?” These are questions that aren’t going to go away, and answering them in meaningful ways is a risk worth taking!