Planting Seeds for the Future

Written By Amy Butler

Dear Friends of Invested Faith,


It’s amazing to reflect on the fact that we have now funded 23 world-changing Invested Faith Fellows in just two years. This seed that we planted has taken root and is now helping to change unjust systems in 14 states across the US.

Invested Faith Fellows in NYC for a networking lunch

Here’s the thing: Invested Faith is now poised and ready to grow rapidly this year, and I need your help. We want to DOUBLE the number of Fellows we fund in 2023, meeting our goal of 20, and we want to continue building the coaching network, RESOURCED, that follows them, supports them, and connects them to one another. Read more specifics about those two goals here.

Invested Faith Advisor Kevin Wright wrote:

“If Gospel is good news, then much of what gets passed around as "Gospel" is counterfeit at best. Social/spiritual entrepreneurs have a unique opportunity to cultivate demonstration plots where kindness, equity, justice, and love are practiced and proclaimed in unique and innovative ways.

Good news means the hungry are fed, the lonely are comforted, and the poor are lifted up. Invested Faith Fellows are true practitioners of this truly great news.”

You’re receiving this note because I know you care about actively working to change the world. Every gift helps us get closer! Your tax-deductible gift to Invested Faith is a great way to make that happen!

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Your generosity and your companionship on the way mean more than you know.

 

Rev. Dr. Amy K. Butler, Founder, Invested Faith

P.S. Here’s the link for giving a tax-deductible gift. I am so grateful for you.

Amy Butler

Dr. Butler believes deeply that courageous communities of people who live with tenacious love can change the world.  Much of her career has been spent helping build communities of radical witness in the institutional church. Amy most recently served for five years as the seventh Senior Minister and first woman at the helm of The Riverside Church in the City of New York. She holds degrees from Baylor University, the International Baptist Theological Seminary, and Wesley Theological Seminary. Pastor Amy’s professional ministry career began as the director of a homeless shelter for women in New Orleans, Louisiana; she later became Associate Pastor of Membership and Mission at St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in the city of New Orleans. In 2003, Butler was called to the position of Senior Minister of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.’s Chinatown, where she was also the first woman to lead that historic congregation.  

​Though leading institutions of faith in this moment can be one of the most challenging leadership tasks around, she is optimistic about the impact faith communities have on the world. 

https://www.pastoramy.com
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