The Neighboring Movement Podcast

"It's time to start thinking about the upcoming election season!" At least, that's what Lindsay Ford says, the guest on The Neighboring Movement Podcast for this week. Lindsay is a friend and the leader of an awesome organization that we partner with out of Kansas City, Kansas - The Voter Network. In this episode, Lindsay shares with us the deep power of doing voter engagement work through the len...

Welcome to this week's episode of The Neighboring Movement Podcast! In this episode, we had the honor of interviewing Howard Lawrence in Edmonton, Alberta. Amongst so much more, Howard is an experienced neighboring practitioner, an expert on asset-based community development, and the leader of Edmonton's Abundant Communities Initiative. As host Adam names in this episode, if you've been in the ABC...

Hello friends and faithful listeners! This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing Jennifer White, the founder and executive director of ICT SOS, an anti-trafficking organization in our hometown of Wichita, Kansas. In the episode, Jennifer gives an overview of her nonprofit's work while also discussing the intersection of this work with making connections and building community. Amongst so much...

This week on the podcast, we had the honor of being joined by Brandon Wrencher - a pastor, author, speaker, organizer, and nonprofit leader. Brandon has his hands in a lot of different initiatives, one of which is organizing with a nonprofit called the Good Neighbor Movement and another of which is researching with the Liberating Church Project. Tune in to the episode to learn more about these fas...

For today's episode, we had the honor of interviewing our friend Valecia Vogts-Scribner. Valecia is a pastor in our community of Wichita, Kansas, who has recently been volunteering at our nonprofit as a part of her seminary work. She possesses a deep passion for social justice, and in this episode, we examine her journey of becoming a pastor and how she thinks about neighboring in the context of h...

In the midst of today's episode, we are so delighted for you to get to know Aileen Rueda-DaCosta! Aileen is the newest staff member at The Neighboring Movement and our Communications Director/Storyteller, and she has not yet been introduced on the podcast! So, for today's episode, staff members Adam and Kristopher sat down with Aileen to talk about her passions and gifts, her creative storytelling...

Join us for this week's episode of The Neighboring Movement Podcast, where we had the honor of interviewing our friend Lisa Paine, the executive director of Juniper Arts Academy. In this episode, Lisa talks about the ways in which art and relationships intersect and the work of her recently founded nonprofit. Lisa, a friend and frequent collaborator, has worked at a different nonprofit in our neig...

This week on the podcast, we had the honor of interviewing Dr. David Docusen - a speaker, author, and professor who recently wrote a book called Neighborliness . In the episode, David shares about how his faith informs his radical pursuit of neighboring, gives a sneak peak of the book's content, and encourages people to neighbor by crossing dividing lines.  In the midst of his pastoral work, David...

Welcome back, friends! For this week's episode, we had the honor of interviewing - for the second time on this podcast - David Burton. David is the County Engagement and Community Development Specialist at the University of Missouri Extension Office, and this week, he shared with us both his journey of neighboring and advice he would give to others seeking to neighbor. Enjoy! David is a frequent c...

Welcome, listener, to The Neighboring Movement Podcast! For this episode, we had the honor of interviewing Dr. Shareika Fisher, the executive director of Rise Up For Youth here in Wichita, Kansas. Tune in as Dr. Fisher shares about the powerful work of her organization and also her deep wisdom around forming connections and fostering intentional relationships! Relatively new to Rise Up For Youth,...

Hello friends and loyal listeners! We are so psyched to welcome you back to our nonprofit's podcast after a brief hiatus...and, we are so excited to announce that The Neighbor Next Door is now officially The Neighboring Movement Podcast! In this brief introductory episode, staff members Elizabeth, Adam, Matt, and Kristopher sit down to talk about the podcast's name change and re-imagination. Welco...

You know how Spotify has "This Is" playlists for popular artists, filled with songs considered to be their classics? In this bonus episode - which we are calling "This Is The Neighbor Next Door" - we reveal our Spotify playlist, filled with classic episodes from our nonprofit's podcast. Stay tuned for the next chapter of the podcast, and in the meantime, check out the playlist here: https://open.s...

Happy New Year, friends! In this short New Year's episode, hosts Adam and Matt sit down to discuss a theme that they are sensing for 2022 and also to announce that we will be taking a break in which to re-examine, and retool, the podcast. Don't worry, we're not going away, and we'll be back! Just taking a break in which to prepare for the next chapter of the podcast....Stay tuned, and we'll see yo...

We are so excited to present the fourth and final episode in the 8 Front Door Initiative series! In this finale episode, we hear final reflections from our youth and listening teams, along with (teaser!) some hilarious clips that had not yet made it into the series. We hope the entirety of this 8 Front Door Initiative story has been both entertaining and thought-provoking for you, and we hope you...

Welcome to Part 3 of the 8 Front Door Initiative series! Last week, in Part 2, we ended on a bit of a sour note, so this week's episode is all about how the team responded to the resistance they were experiencing and pivoted in a variety of ways. The initiative was indeed a long haul, but the team never let their practices stop evolving, and you'll get to hear the nitty-grittiness of that process...

Hello friends! Thank you for joining us on the front porch for Part 2 of our 8 Front Door Initiative series! In this second episode, we hear more from the team about their initial door-knocking experiences, examine an event the team organized with the neighbors they were meeting, and start to feel some of the resistance the team experienced throughout the summer. Enjoy! Again, as this is the secon...

Hello listener! Thank you for joining us on the front porch. This week, we are so excited to present the first episode of a four-part series around the 8 Front Door Initiative, an extensive neighborhood-wide experiment we kicked off this summer. The series ranges everywhere from heartwarming to hilarious, and we hope it is also so insightful regarding our work here at The Neighboring Movement and...

This week, we are so excited to present our 2021 End of Year Highlights and Future Plans episode! With this episode, we want to give you a quick update on our past year at The Neighboring Movement, what we're looking forward to in 2022, and also how you can further take part in this work. We hope you enjoy! In the episode, hosts Adam and Matt interview fellow staff members Catherine, Elizabeth, an...

Hello, and welcome back for our second episode with Kristina Swanson! This week, we once again had the great pleasure of interviewing Kristina for our podcast, but this time, Kristina brought a special guest with her: her neighbor, and master of neighboring, June Ann. You're not going to want to miss this delightful, hilarious, and inspiring interview! Again, this is our second episode with Kristi...

Hello friends! This week, we are so honored to be joined on the virtual front porch by Kristina Swanson. Kristina is a student who lives in Dublin, Ireland, and just recently moved to a new home, where she has been doing - and has been witness to - some incredible neighboring! We brought her on to share about these experiences and were so inspired. Enjoy! Kristina is the sister of Kristopher on ou...

Hello friend! Thank you, as always, for joining us on the virtual front porch! Today, we are re-releasing an episode from August 18, 2020, where we had the honor of interviewing Claire Branstetter. In the episode, Claire presents practical advice on how to neighbor when language barriers are present. ¡Disfrutar! Among so much more, Claire is an incredibly kind person with a true passion, and gift,...

This week, hosts Adam and Matt are joined by Kristopher Swanson for a new Neighboring Tip. This tip is more of a brainstorm on how we can be a welcoming presence in our neighborhoods, not necessarily to new neighbors, but the neighbors we know and have established a relationship with. We would love to hear your ideas on how you can be more welcoming to your neighbors! You can share your ideas with...

This week on the podcast, hosts Matt and Adam are joined by Rev. Donna Thompson who hails from the crystal coast in North Carolina. Newly appointed to a church in the community, Donna shares with us her experiences of meeting the 8 front doors around her new home, her excitement in finding the gifts of the people in her new community, and her vision for neighboring moving forward. To find out more...

For our 100th episode, it's appropriate that we have the Chairman of the Neighboring Movement's board of directors on the podcast, Trevor Hinz. Trevor has been with the Neighboring Movement since the very beginning and this week he sits down with hosts, Matt and Adam, to talk about our humble beginnings, some of our pivoting moments, and where we are now. To learn more about the Neighboring Moveme...

This week on the podcast, hosts Adam and Matt re-examine our 3nd ingredient in our Good Neighbor Soup: Joy. At the Neighboring Movement, joy isn't just another word for happiness. To live and neighbor joyfully and authentically, joy must encompass happiness as well as emotions like grief and gratitude.  If you haven't listened to the first two ingredients, Relationship & Abundance, those were aire...