Hey, American Church, we just had the federal government do a trillion dollars in poverty alleviation cuts.

And many of my conservative Christian brothers and sisters said, government, get out of poverty.

We want to do it locally.

When I talk to pastors and I say, what's your plan now that the ball is in your court?

Right.

They go, ah, we don't really have a plan.

And y'all, if that is the church's response, then we will miss this moment because the

pain of our neighbors has not gone away.

Hey, friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology and Ra.

My guest today is Will Akuff, who is the co-founder of Corner to Corner, an organization that pursues the love of neighbor by fostering educational and economic equity, creating a city

where all can thrive.

I love this organization, and you will too. I didn't know

too much about it until I sat down with Will. Literally, we had a, this was a live in-person recording

in Franklin, Tennessee. So if you want to pop over to YouTube, you can see us kind of hanging out

together with some nice cameras and background and all that jazz. But yeah, didn't know too much

about corner to corner. And he told us all about it. He tells us all about it in this episode. And man,

just I was so impressed, so excited about what God is doing through Will and his team at corner to

corner. They're doing amazing things for the city. Will has a master's degree from reformed

Theological Seminary and is the author

of his first book, No Elevator to Everest, great title, Shift from Survive to Thrive through Spirit-led

self-awareness. Really, really enjoyed getting to know Will better. And I think you're going to be a fan

after you listen to this episode. So please welcome to the show for the first time. The one and only will take us.

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