A progressive community rooted in faith, justice, healing, and radical love
Thanks for being here. I’m John Calve, Founder of The Way Forward Community.
I started this community out of a conviction that faith must be lived in ways that bring real healing, justice, and transformation into the world.
Through my social justice work over the last decade, I've seen firsthand how systems can fail people. I've also seen how communities grounded in truth, courage, and love can help restore what has been broken by building something new together.
The Way Forward is an online community that gathers virtually twice each month, along with separate subgroup meetings focused on our core areas of work: building partnerships, political advocacy, education and training, and digital media and storytelling.
Our larger community meetups serve two connected purposes:
First, we create space to examine the beliefs, systems, and cultural forces that shape our lives, while exploring what it means to live more fully into our divine calling and shared humanity.
Second, we dive into the issues affecting our communities and our world so that we can take informed, meaningful action to help our neighbors.
Whether you're looking for a supportive and inclusive community, a place to learn and grow, meaningful friendships, opportunities to serve, or ways to advocate and organize around issues you care about, there is a place for you here.
If this vision resonates with you, we invite you not only to join us, but to help shape what this community becomes.
You believe that faith and values are meant to shape how we live, not just what we believe.
You understand your own healing is connected to the healing of others and the world around you.
You care about justice and want to engage the world in a way that is both courageous and compassionate.
You are tired of division, fear, and disconnection, and want to help build something more honest, grounded, and whole.
You want to live out your faith and purpose alongside others rather than do this work alone.
This might be for you if…
→ INTERNAL FORMATION →
Self
Face your deeper character with honesty, embrace your God-given value and purpose, and begin the hopeful work of change.
Suffering
Recognize the suffering you share with others and let it deepen your capacity for empathy, compassion, and solidarity.
Sacrifice
Accept the cost of love and embrace that real transformation requires investing yourself in others to create lasting change.
Synergy
Step into an active faith shaped by learning, listening, and shared purpose that transforms how you live, lead, and serve others.
→ EXTERNAL EXPRESSION →
Service
Begin the work of outward action and community repair to extend healing, support, and dignity to the world around you.
Solidarity
Stand with others by building and joining partnerships to amplify shared power and strengthen the larger movement for change.
Systems
Confront systemic injustice through collaboration and collective action that repairs what is broken and builds something new.
Sustainability
Carry progress forward by creating patterns and practices that sustain long-term healing, resilience, and meaningful transformation.
