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Trips of Perspective

A group of Faith and Money Network members pose with friends from the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards at the Powell Valley outlook in Virginia.

Join Faith and Money Network on a Trip of Perspective — an eye-opening, soul-changing experience where relationships are born and nurtured.

The gospel calls us to love our neighbor, and we know that means all of God’s children, but it’s difficult to think about people, much less love them, when we know nothing of their lives, their hearts, or their history.

On a Trip of Perspective, participants spend their days with people who may not have material wealth but who are spiritually rich. Knowing someone, caring about someone, seeing someone as they are changes the way we see anything that affects them, from the weather to international policy. On a Trip of Perspective, you will see through new eyes as we make cross-cultural connections between faith and money.

How are our trips different?

A Faith and Money Network Trip of Perspective is different from most faith-based group trips. It’s not a guided group tour, though we do experience the beauty and richness of the local area. It’s not a mission trip; we’re not there to “help” someone. (There is nothing wrong with helping, of course, but that’s not the purpose of our trips.) 

Our trips are a chance to step away from daily routines, to spend time forming personal relationships with people in a community in the U.S. or another country — people who don’t have societal power and privilege, but have spiritual riches and richness of solidarity. We get a new perspective on the reality that we are all connected and part of the same human family. We form relationships that bridge extreme gaps and discover what piece each of us is called to carry to help heal those gaps.

Upcoming Trips of Perspective

Red Shirt Table: October 19-25, 2025
Together, we will experience the sacred sites of the Oglala Lakota people, including the Badlands, Black Hills, Pine Ridge and Wounded Knee, and learn from local leaders, activists and artists. Learn more and request an application>

To learn more about our upcoming trips, please contact Mike Little at 240-606-2282 or [email protected].

What have participants said about their experiences?

Photo Album: 2024 Trip of Perspective to Red Shirt Table
In June 2024, Faith and Money Network visited the Red Shirt Table community on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. The group of 11 learned from local leaders, activists and artists, and ended the trip by attending the Red Shirt Pow Wow.

Just another white van on the horizon?
Chris Wight | August 2024
“So what does it look like to create ongoing relationships with the Lakota people in Red Shirt? It might be looking for ways to support these communities, spreading the word, returning in future years, or even financial support for projects.” 

Living among the ancestors: Learning about reverence and community from the Lakota people
Jibra’il Sutton | July 2024
“How do the Indigenous people maintain their history despite their enslavement, displacement and disenfranchisement?”

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