‘Let’s get to neighboring now, let’s turn that noun into a verb’ — a conversation with Rev. Julian DeShazier

With so many people are talking about getting back to normal, we need to recognize there will never be another normal again.

This conversation is part of the new interview series Gathering Voices.

Julian DeShazier is senior pastor at University Church on Chicago’s South Side and an Emmy Award-winning musician known as J.Kwest.

This story was produced by Fellowship Magazine


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