Valecia Vogts-Scribner: Social Justice on a More Local Scale

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 her church setting and social justice work.

Leaning into both experimentation with neighboring and work upon local social justice issues, Valecia and her church have been helping organize various neighborhood events in collaboration with the neighbors around their church. These events have been creative and wildly successful, and it's such a joy to witness the church live into their new vision statement that revolves around neighboring. We can't wait to see where they go next! In this episode, Valecia gives us a peak into that work while sharing how she arrived at this place and her theories around the importance of these efforts. 

As one final note, this episode - like some of our others - revolves around a discussion of spirituality, most particularly Christian spirituality. As Valecia pastors a United Methodist Church, this tradition's language is reflected in the conversation. This being said, we hope this episode is thought-provoking for you, regardless of your faith tradition or relation to spirituality. We hope you enjoy!