I am leaving InterVarsity
Deeper Work at a Different Place: A ROCHA USA & the Center for Beauty and Resistance
The views and opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not represent those of my employer, any affiliated organization, or any institution with which I am associated.
One year ago, KTF Press closed down. And now, a year later, I am leaving InterVarsity and joining A ROCHA USA and establishing Center for Beauty and Resistance. This change has been a few years in the making and still came quicker than I expected. With the road ahead, I am grateful for your support and covet it as I move into this new season hoping to build and grow a community committed to seeing people and communities become more whole and fruitful.
Formed By God, Deformed by the World, Re-Formed in Christ
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A NOTE ABOUT WRITING: With this change, paid subscribers become much more important. When Sy and I started KTF, our hope was to grow it to the point where it could become “what we do. And, I started the CRUX with the same hope. I love to write and the DREAM would be for this to be a full-time occupation. If you’d like to make that more possible, please become a paid subscriber. And, if you DONATE to AROCHA USA // Center for Beauty and Resistance, you will be made a founding member. Thanks for your prayers, support and generosity.
WHAT’S NEXT? | Deeper Work in the Different Place
I believe I work best in two areas PRACTICE & FORMATION:
PRACTICE: I believe God calls us to respond to the teachings of Jesus in context with integrity.
FORMATION: I want to disciple people to follow Jesus in every area of their lives out of my lived experience, communion with God and others, and a deep concern for creation and those in material and spiritual poverty.
So, to pursue practice I will be joining AROCHA USA to live out God’s call to care for creation and equip others to do likewise. And to continue work around deep formation, I will be co-founding the CENTER FOR BEAUTY AND RESISTANCE.
To accomplish this, my hope and goal is to:
Transition my current team of wise and prayerful partners to continue offering wisdom and intercessory prayer to our work on the ground.
Raise $50,000 by July 1 and expand it to include 250 people giving $100/month. Of course, more or less is welcome! Questions? CLICK HERE!
With this support we will:
Develop resources and experiences for contextualized responses to God’s call to care for creation
Build a network of people and organizations committed to creation care in the Northeast
Lead workshops and cohorts dedicated to integrating ecological justice into the lives of attendees and participants
Cultivate a network of Affiliated Projects in the Northeast Corridor
Nurture whole people and fruitful communities around the country through cohorts, workshops, conferences, Bible study and prayer meetings.
Let me know what you think! I look forward to the conversation and comments because our screens make us into lonely consumers but God made us to be a vibrant, liberative community.
In Christ and for His Glory,
jonathan
Will certainly miss your presence in IV. Greatly appreciate the political discipleship space and all I’ve learned from you. Bless your continued work! I’ll keep following here!