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Liturgy. It's one of those churchy words where some Christians know exactly what it means, some think it's not a part of their denomination, and some don't know what it means at all. You're not alone! In this episode Austin Maxheimer, Love Your Neighborhood Director at Community One and author of Neighborhoods & Jesus, walks us through what liturgy means and how it can apply to the neighborhood. Spoiler alert - liturgy has something to do with formation - so Austin talks about how doing neighborhood work transformed his heart way more than all of his knowledge about neighborhood revitalization. And his research backed his own experience.



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"I want the neighborhood to fight for us to stay."



Do you have too many volunteers? We sure don't run into anyone who does. But Pastor John Culbertson and Neighborhood Liaison Kelly Fehrenbacher of Hope City Church may have just figured it out. What happens in the church during weekend services informs what happens in the neighborhood during the week, and vice versa. This intentional, cyclical culture has cleared a path for neighborhood transformation.

Tune in for inspiring stories and deep convictions to bring transformation to a neighborhood.



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Are neighborhood revitalization efforts evangelism? Should you measure the success of a church by its attendance? Is a church crazy for stopping their most successful event?

Join the discussion with Kelli Ward, Operations and Outreach Pastor at Renew Christian Church and the President of Lamasco Neighborhood Association, Fred Mulfinger. In this packed episode, we cover topics from collaboration between churches, businesses, and nonprofits to micro-galleries all centered around what it looks like for a church to engage its neighborhood.



Show Notes:

Renew Christian Church

Community One Neighborhood Revitalization

Love Lamasco

Liturgies are formulas for worship.

Neighborhoods are big enough for us to have the potential to live, work and play but small enough for us to be known (The New Parish).

We're kicking off our new season with a mini-series where we explore what daily rhythms and practices you should adopt to pursue bringing love, justice and purpose (aka: God's Kingdom) to your neighborhood.

We'll share stories of churches and organizations already doing great work, what to do if you aren't in a neighborhood, and answer any questions you may have.



We'd love to hear from you. Reach out to us at connect@forevansville.org

Josh Calhoun is the Executive Director of Hope of Evansville. Today spends his time working with low-to-moderate income households to break down barriers to homeownership.

This was not always how he thought his life would end up. When he was a young person living in the Akin Park neighborhood in Evansville, Josh had aspirations of being a drug dealer, and eventually had a plan to rob a bank.

Something changed for Josh when the people around him started supporting him and encouraging him to see beyond his current circumstance and pursue a different dream.

Logan Miller and For Evansville produced a film where Josh is telling this story to his sons and we are premiering this film on January 18th at Imagine Evansville.

This episode goes a bit deeper into the creation of this film, and why Logan, Josh, and For Evansville wanted to make sure this story was told.

Check back after January 18th for a link to watch the film and share it.

We can't thank you enough for listening and joining with us this year on the For Evansville Podcast. We're really proud of our work from 2023, and we are also really excited for the ambitious new goals we are setting for 2024 and the years following.



In this episode, we talk about our new strategy that will lead toward that ambitious goal and why we think it can make an impact throughout our city. We also spend some time celebrating the work we've been able to join in this year.



We invite you to learn more about our new strategy at forevansville.org/forward