Chris Lahr

I moved to Philadelphia with my family in 2000 to be a part of the simple way community. I have been married for 14 years (Lara) and have three beautiful daughters (Alexa, Moriah, and India) and a boy… dog (oskar).

Currently my wife and I are a part of the community care team for the simple way. It is our desire to fan the flames of love that take place in the community. We also attend a little congregation called Iglesia del Barrio (means “Church in the Neighborhood”) where I work with the youth as well as with the congregation at large.

The past couple years I have coached a flag football team for the church. This year the flag football league is actually becoming a project of the simple way which has been exciting. The league has formed into an excuse for several local congregations to work together to mentor and empower youth and I have had the opportunity to connect with tons of people in the area.

Employment

I also work with Mission Year (MY, www.missionyear.org). Through MY people have the opporunity to live in community in several different cities in America. I do a couple of things through MY. One I am the academic director. Participants of MY are able to get academic credit while doing MY, and I help facilitate the learning in the course we do called, “Theology of Poverty.” I also am a recruiter which calls me to do everything from hanging out at festivals and mission fairs, to traveling a lot with my buddy Shane Claiborne, to speaking to groups myself. I really enjoy working for MY, they allow me to be creative and connect folks together.

Learn more at: http://www.missionyear.org/blog/chrislahr/

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