Rob Yackley shares an experience from his neighborhood, and an encounter with a couple of “gnarly dudes.”
Inhabit your neighborhood. Care for it and for the people who live there. Be good news. Your neighbors will notice.
Read the entire post here.
by thresholds | Apr 26, 2017 | Front Page | 0 comments
Rob Yackley shares an experience from his neighborhood, and an encounter with a couple of “gnarly dudes.”
Inhabit your neighborhood. Care for it and for the people who live there. Be good news. Your neighbors will notice.
Read the entire post here.
Jer Swigart guides communities out of the quandary of religion and into the simple rhythms of Jesus through immersive training and creative storytelling. He is a social-missional entrepreneur who innovates equipping environments that mobilize individuals and churches to join God in what He’s doing locally, nationally, and internationally. Twelve years ago, he pioneered The Open Door Community, a subversive church known for its distinct practices and engaged presence among the unique subcultures and neighborhoods of San Francisco’s East Bay. Most recently, he co-founded Global Immersion, a national training initiative that is activating the North American Church as an instrument of peace in our world. Jer and his family live, love, and lead in Bend, OR.
Jon Huckins is the Co-Founding Director of a peacemaking training organization called Global Immersion whose work is to activate the USAmerican church as an instrument of peace. He helps lead a neighborhood-based faith community and is on staff with Thresholds as a leadership coach. Jon writes for numerous publications including, Red Letter Christians, Sojourners, and RELEVANT and has written two books, Teaching Through the Art of Storytelling and Thin Places: Six Postures for Creating and Practicing Missional Community. Jon has a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary and lives in San Diego with his wife, Jan, three daughters (Ruby, Rosie & Lou) and one son (Hank) where they seek to live as a reconciling presence in their neighborhood of Golden Hill.
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