As president and CEO of Atlanta Mission, a shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Atlanta, Tensley Almand has gained firsthand perspective on why people find themselves without shelter and what we can do to help them secure stable lives and careers. In an eye-opening conversation with Nate Dewberry, Tensley shares some of the personal journey that took him from church pastor to head of the Southeast’s largest homeless ministry, and explains concepts such as “relational poverty” and “intact-family homelessness” that should make all of us realize just how thin a line there is between lives of abundance and lives on the edge.

Segments/chapters

0:00 Intro

1:34 “Like every good story, it involves a girl”: Tensley’s faith and family journey

9:37 Surviving the crucible of COVID as a church leader

15:44 The transition from Decatur City Church to Atlanta Mission

27:18 Atlanta Mission’s history and purpose

32:59 What people don’t realize about homelessness

42:38 How churchgoers and churches can make a bigger difference

47:00 Trends Tensley is seeing in the unhoused community

57:32 Closing thoughts on leadership and the obligations of love

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