While he’s somewhat of a newer face around the Community First! neighborhood, Sherwynn Patton has already touched the lives of so many of our neighbors. As executive director of Life Anew, Sherwynn helps guide individuals who are locked in conflict through a process of restorative justice with intentional conversations that lead to meaningful relationships and life transformation. As a neighborhood full of individuals who were once kicked to the fringe of society and are now learning to do life together in new ways, Community First! Village has become an ideal place for the restorative justice principles to be put into practice. In this episode of the Gospel Con Carne, hear how events in Sherwynn’s life have enabled him to recognize the importance of community and its ability to help us grow through conflict.

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