Volume 2: Staying For Tea

Introduction From The Editor

If travel and service are important to the development of leaders who engage society with a sense of civic responsibility, and this in turn helps to build the social capital required for healthy democratic governance and for societies to function well, then the Krista Foundation is doing very well to support young adults who commit themselves to significant periods of travel and service. This edition of the Global Citizen contains eight articles written by Krista Colleagues service volunteers who have received support from the foundation. Their topics range widely, but each article provides a window into the transformative process of which Dr. Hunt writes. Each author grapples with a unique set of issues brought to the surface as they served others in a new place. Read the full introduction.

Staying for Tea: Five Principles for the Community Service Volunteer

Aaron Ausland

Lessons learned in the field are distilled into a set of principles.

Travel and Service in the Formation of Leadership

James Hunt

Drawing on the biographies of historical leaders, Dr. Hunt shows how service and travel impacts leadership development in young adults.

N Be Jang Dorang - I Am Here Only

Should a Global Citizen strive to be provincial and irrelevant? This Krista Colleague makes the case.

Wrapped up in Truth: Reflections from Khayelitsha

Katie Frankhauser

A Krista Colleague reflects on truth in post-apartheid South Africa.

Regarding Iraq

Christie Schmid, Donald E. Spencer, Matthew J. Goering

Three distinct voices add to our understanding of the complexities of war and global citizenship. Should we be engaged in non-violent peacemaking or should we support military action against tyrants who commit crimes against humanity?

Fair Trade: Creating Market Demand for Justice

Julia Knott

Fair Trade creates a more just and sustainable economic relationship between producers and consumers.

Rethinking Stewardship: Moving from Management to Intimacy

Karin Holsinger

A Krista Colleague and Master in Theology advocates for Christians to move their environmental thinking beyond stewardship and toward cooperating with creation.

I Am These People: Finding God and Community in the Streets

Katie Villano

A Krista Colleague reflects on community, simplicity, spirituality, social justice and awakening to the realization that she is these people on the streets of Tacoma.

Role-Plays

Angie Lai

Even the smallest of roles shapes the story that is told, whether it is a staged play or the real life of homeless youth.

Smithsonian Goes Native

Rachael Novak

The Smithsonian recently opened the National Museum of the American Indian. Rachel was there, reflecting on her cultural and spiritual identity.

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