Kendra Decker

“We also learn from this passage (Philippians 2:5-8) that we should have the same attitude as Christ. We should be willing to leave our communities of comfort to choose a proximate place and humbly and sacrificially follow Christ's example of love.”
― Michelle Ferrigno Warren, The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action

“A commitment to social justice ministry and restorative action will reveal that we are not the ones who can fix problems. We are simply the ones who share the journey, offering what we have and allowing God to transform us in the process.”
― Michelle Ferrigno Warren, The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action

“In addition, a disturbing number of congregations make it clear that they don’t really want people whose lives are a mess (especially after they’ve become Christians), who aren’t cured of their problems quickly and completely, or who don’t successfully escape troubled circumstances. Our limited patience is evident in how we hide from those with ongoing troubles, how we avoid people with chronic disabilities and those who are dying.”
― Christopher L. Heuertz, Friendship at the Margins Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission

“Sitting on our opportunities, storing them up for ourselves, is not the response of a Christian disciple. Our individual and collective resources are to be shared. It's not about playing a game with the government and our taxes--trying to keep as much for ourselves through every loophole we can exploit. Our lives and what we are given are to be given back in service to the world, just as Jesus gave his life in service to the world.”
― Michelle Ferrigno Warren, The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action