Join us for a conversation with Randy Evans of Walking Tall in Wilmington, NC
Episode Highlights Include:
- Why you should quit using the word “Homeless”
- How Randy learned that the Christian way of life “is not a means to an end”
- Why church volunteers struggle to cultivate friendships with those who are unhoused
- The story of the time that Randy hosted 35 people, 4 dogs, and a three year old in his house during Hurricane Florence
- Randy de-mythologizing himself and sharing the ways he’s still growing and healing
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If you liked this episode, check out our conversations with:
- Gavin Rogers, where he talks about joining the migrant caravan and building friendships with those who are unhoused in San Antonio, Texas
- Ryan Klinck, where he shares about see his unhoused friends as saints.
- Jerry Herships, pastor of AfterHours, which meets in bars and serves PB&J and Communion to his friends in public parks in Denver, CO.
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- Path1: The church planting agency of the United Methodist Church
- The Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church
- Bayit: Your Jewish Home
- The Upper New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
Stay tuned next for: A bonus episode where Randy talks more about how Walking Tall worships together and a frank conversation about Christian formation and new spiritual communities with Kenda Creasy-Dean of Princeton Seminary
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