Visiting The Simple Way + Shane Claiborne @ #VJN19!
How does our vision become justice? How should we pattern our lives to align with Biblical rhythms of mercy and justice?
This November, we’re organizing our forum around immersion experiences across Philly. We’ll be visiting our new friends at The Simple Way!
We are a small organization supporting neighbors in building a neighborhood we’re all proud of in Kensington, Philadelphia.
https://www.thesimpleway.org/about
We celebrate together. We garden and work to make our neighborhood beautiful. We collaborate locally in practical ways, like working for food security and connecting people with nearby resources. When we run into bigger systems that throw obstacles in our neighbors’ way, we advocate for systemic change together. Ultimately, we envision all of our neighbors coming to a place of security that enables growth and flourishing.
We started when a group of friends moved into Kensington who felt motivated to love and care for people in our neighborhood and around the world. Now, we’re a mix of folks who grew up in Kensington and others who became neighbors more recently. But our work is still rooted in a genuine love for our neighbors and relationships where we enjoy each others’ strengths.
Founder Shane Claiborne will also spend time with us while we’re in the Kensington neighborhood. Check out how he connects being pro-life with abolishing the death penalty in this episode of the Q podcast, “The Death Penalty: Shane Claiborne.”
You can also listen to his recent radio conversation with Krista Tippet on On Being.
We’re organizing our forum around immersion experiences across Philly, and we’ll be visiting our new friends at The Simple Way! https://www.facebook.com/theSimpleWay/
Other immersions include Eastern State Penitentiary and the site of Crozer Seminary, where Martin Luther King, Jr. did his theological training.
You can learn more about our Get Proximate forum at the national conference! Register today for our meet-ups in Dayton and Dener:
Register for Dayton Meet-up | Tuesday, July 9 | 12:30-1:45pm EST
Register for Denver Meet-Up | Wednesday, July 17 | 2:15-3:15pm MDT