Why does one s service have to be motivated by Christian faith to apply for the Krista Colleague program?
Great question! A special part of the Krista Foundation’s “Krista Colleague Cohort Program” is to nurture leadership and conversation amongst young Christian adults from a variety of Christian traditions. Krista Colleagues are motivated, as Krista Hunt Ausland shared in her volunteer service application, by the shared desire to ‘show God’s love in actions.’ The Foundation seeks to create a community of ‘comfort and challenge,’ believing that the bedrock for the healthy understanding and navigation of difference begins with understanding one’s own cultural and personal identity. Focusing on the riches and complexity with in the Christian tradition allows the Foundation to intentionally bridge divides between Protestant, Catholic and Anabaptist traditions as well as conservative and liberal theological perspectives. Central to the Foundations’ vision is the value of both inward reflection (aka: the fiery crucible of self reflection) and outward engagement.
