I Thought We Were Here To Learn New Things With New People? My Guest: Matt Hartley- Director of University of North Florida's Interfaith Center

Back in the 1900s, when I was away at college, the first high holidays rolled around. It was such a schlep home, that I opted to stay on campus. 

Considering this was my first time not sitting beside my mommy at my parents' place of worship where I had grown up, I remember being excited to shop around. I had only *heard* of other denominations. And after 12 solid years of hardcore religious studies- plus a gap year in Israel- I was ready to explore.

I felt so much like Goldilocks attending service after service… For this I was too hard and for this I was too soft… But there was no place that suggested I was “just right enough.” And I wish there had been a place to engage in conversations- of all kinds!- while I was trying to figure it out, so that I could remain connected instead of pulling away. 

SO, should we provide spaces for young adults to build relationships around their spiritual differences in an effort to contribute to a future of unity?

And that is what we are going to tackle today….

My guest today is Matt Hartley, a career public educator, Christian faith leader with a passion for youth and young adult leadership development and Interfaith engagement. He is currently the Director of the University of North Florida’s Interfaith Center. 

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