Memphis Connect: Shane Claiborne Inspires and Encourages

by bgs on 11/01/10 at 8:16 pm

Shane Claiborne doesn’t look — or live — like an average preacher. This author, Christian activist and sought-after speaker wears no tie, not even a blazer and jeans, but casual, comfortable clothes and has dreadlocks that hang past his shoulders. Raised in east Tennessee, he now lives and serves among the homeless in inner-city Philadelphia in community with others who share resources and live frugally on about $150 per person per month. He ministered in Iraq during the bombing of Baghdad in 2003 and spent one summer among the poor in Calcutta with Mother Theresa.

Claiborne recently spoke at Germantown United Methodist Church, at an event sponsored by the student ministry, which is led by Alison Bocking.

Here’s my video interview with Claiborne and with two of my favorite women, Mary Ann Gibson and her daughter, Maddie.

Shane Claiborne Inspires and Encourages from beth g sanders on Vimeo.

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