During the first 9 months of 2014, we had a serious problem. Love Thy Neighborhood did not receive a single application from a male. NOT ONE. Aside from the word …
Why I’m Glad I Failed
By the time I launched Love Thy Neighborhood, I had already experienced major failure at 3 other careers. But without those failures, my faith would’ve died and I wouldn’t be …
How My Friend Aaron Marrs Taught Me To Show Up
“The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what …
Best Books for Your Twenties: The Books We Added in 2014
Reading is a core discipline of the lifestyle of Love Thy Neighborhood Team Members. Whether people are avid readers or non readers when they arrive to serve, the weekly discipline …
Nonprofit Leadership: Best Nonprofit Tools of 2014
Even though Love Thy Neighborhood has been around since 2005 (previously known as Hope for Louisville), we became our own independent 501(c)(3) just this year. As with many new nonprofit …
Tools and Tech That Helped Us Live Better in 2014
We spend a lot of our time at Love Thy Neighborhood thinking, talking and praying about how to help young adults grow in their faith and life skills and how to …
When Parents are Reluctant About Urban Ministry
I recently spent some time with a Christian leader who provides financial oversight for large sums of money given to mission work here in the United States. He confided in …
LTN Stories: Afraid But Not Alone
Recently, some of our Team Members were serving at a health clinic operated by Christians in a low-income neighborhood. A young woman named Jasmine came in who had been suffering …
Alumni Story: Unqualified Candidate
Each Thursday, LTN will be featuring a blog written by an Alumni during their time of service. This week’s feature comes from 2010/2011 Alumni Rachel Szabo. This post was originally …
Why Healthcare and the Gospel Matter: An Interview with David Dageforde
At an age when many of his peers began to consider retirement and slowing down, Dr. David Dageforde started one of the most ambitious efforts of his life – a …