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Joel Simpson


 Joel Simpson

Joel Simpson is the pastor at First United Methodist Church in Taylorsville, NC. He partners with the Poor People's Campaign, Repairers of the Breach, and Red Letter Christians in a variety of ways. In 2017, Joel co-founded Unity in Community, a non-profit committed to achieving racial equity in North Mecklenburg County, NC. He is a believer in love and justice, which has landed him in jail, testifying with church members before Congress, standing with people in the streets against Border Patrol, and organizing rallies and protests all across NC, advocating for a moral federal budget. Currently, Joel is pursuing his Doctor of Ministry at Duke University with a focus on Missional Innovation. He has a book coming out this fall, Saving Christians: The gift of a multifaith world, focused on how interfaith relationships can help Christians be more faithful to love and justice in their own tradition. He blogs regularly at https://substack.com/@joelsimpson.  


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    Show Date
    Sat 5 Sep 2026 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM
    Title ShortA Jew, Muslim, and Christian Walk into a Tent: Interfaith Social Justice
    Venue Terra
    Experience DescriptionIf we are going to change what’s happening, we must build fusion coalitions of people from across diverse backgrounds, including religion. Interfaith social justice work comes with unqiue strengths and challenges, but coming together is a powerful witness that can have a powerful impact on our communities, culture, and politics.Imam Nasif Majeed, Rabbi Dennis Jones, Reverend Carter Thomas, and Rev Joel Simpson have all been involved in interfaith work around social justice. They will discuss their experience of interfaith social justice work, strengths and challenges, and things Christians and progressive people should know about working with other faith groups.