In this episode, John Heers discusses the things he has learned from starting First Things Foundation and, in particular, what "progress" looks like. 📙 FREE eBOOK on contemporary monastic elders: https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ❤️ Interested in the complete, unedited, and ad-free interview (and others)? It has been available for awhile to patrons! Please consider supporting this work by becoming a patron! -- https://social.protectingveil.com/support This is the eighth episode from my interview with Orthodox educator and non-profit founder, John Heers. FTF tagline: "Generating momentum for the poor by assisting local visionaries in their quest for a better life." 🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell: https://social.protectingveil.com/youtube For more from John Heers, please check out his website: https://www.first-things.org/ If you're interested in contacting John/supporting his work with First Things Foundation, please contact him directly: johnheers@first-things.org Podcast ("Heavy Things Lightly"): https://wawtar.buzzsprout.com/ Keipi Restaurant (Greenville, SC): https://www.keipirestaurant.org/ MORE?! 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil Website: http://protectingveil.com/ 🎹 DO YOU LIKE MUSIC? I’m writing and recording songs retelling the lives of ancient Saints! Here's my song for Saint Anthony the Great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4BlU_yae74 Music Links: YouTube: null Website: http://newhagiography.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newhagiography Twitter: https://social.protectingveil.com/twitter Instagram: http://instagram.com/newhagiography Bandcamp: https://newhagiography.bandcamp.com/