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Updated on September 19, 2017
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Feature Article: Discipleship in Justice Advocacy
Christopher Kerr, who has more than 15 years of social justice advocacy under his belt, is considered a “full-time” missioner for his consistent work to promote and enable a “faith that does justice.” He has served as the executive director of the Ignatian Solidarity Network, whose mission is to form a network of faith-based social justice advocates, since 2011.
“To work for the dignity of our brothers and sisters, we try to unite individuals and institutions,” said Kerr. That work is rooted in ISN’s mission to form advocates guided by the spirituality of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the principles of Catholic social thought, and solidarity with the marginalized.
Kerr identifies himself as a “lifetime missioner … not in the traditional way of mission where one goes off to a place and directly serves but … through a lens of solidarity,” he said. His work entails engaging people, “including those in positions of power, to more deeply commit themselves to solidarity with others and the dignity of others.”
“It is mission in a different way of thinking about it, but certainly in the same spirit,” said Kerr.
Prior to joining the Ignatian Solidarity Network, Kerr worked as a coordinator of social justice initiatives and immersion experience programs at John Carroll University in Ohio and as a young adult advocacy coordinator at the InterReligious Task Force on Central America, located in Cleveland.
“My greatest moments in my work are encounter with those seeking to be formed, to come to understand the call of solidarity more deeply and to have the most marginalized at the heart of the conversation,” Kerr said.