My guest is Adam Barlow-Thompson. He is the Co-Founder of Neighboring Movement in Wichita, Kansas where he lives out a calling on his heart to teach people how to be a good neighbor. Adam is ordained in the Great Plains Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Some Key Topics We Discuss

2 minutes - What is asset based community development?

4 minutes - How to Read Your Community.

7 minutes - How to connect with your neighborhood, then the neighborhood where the church building is

9 minutes - How to let go of and grieve ministries that are dead or on life support.

13 minutes - How to do a funeral for an old ministry.

19 minutes - From being faithful to starting a non-profit.

22 minutes - Who is a neighbor? Exactly how "local" do you need to get?

25 minutes - A lesson from my mother.

27 minutes - Practical steps for being a good neighbor and the mechanics of neighboring.

We had some static on the line. Apologies for that.

You can learn more about Adam and his work at https://neighboringmovement.org/

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