Another Way Quotes

“All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
is Change.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“A place for us to pause so that our souls can catch up with our bodies to be present in this moment.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“They left behind a notion of leadership as a single messianic figure whose greatest weapon was inspiring public speech. They embraced a model of leadership that creates space: for others to speak their truths, listen deeply to one another, and determine the strategic direction that can best guide a community’s collective action.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“When struggle becomes the main construct of human life, reality tends to be saturated with tension—a guarded awareness, limited communications, overachieving and an inability to connect to other realities.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“when we conflate crime, deviance, and sin, it lends theological legitimacy to the New Jim Crow. It does to folks who are deemed criminal what Jim Crow did to Black folk: it puts them in a category that makes them even more vulnerable to exploitation and violence.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“Conventional theological reflection tacitly reinforces systems of oppression by focusing solely on personal piety and spirituality while ignoring power, privilege, and systems. This is theological negligence that leaves the status quo intact and unscrutinized. Critical theological reflection, on the other hand, scrutinizes the flesh and blood realities of social life. Using the lens of sacred ideals, it is a tool for reimagining our world.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“While pursuing a call can sometimes be costly, it does not necessarily require one to suffer. Passion for a cause can cost too much, and it’s important to steward one’s own health and well-being. We all know people who have not paced themselves, who have given too much of themselves to a cause, leading to exhaustion, bitterness, or burnout.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose

“Organizations such as churches, schools, and justice agencies that claim to be about the business of human flourishing often devour people in the process of trying to increase social good.”
― Stephen Lewis, Another Way: Living and Leading Change on Purpose