Neighboring Blogs and Videos for Background


Over the last year or two, I have been blessed to have several opportunities to share the importance of neighboring with audiences. Podcasts and television have given me a chance to tell my personal story and to focus the essential messages of neighboring.

If you are new to neighboring and wanting to understand the topic at a deeper level you may find some of these resources helpful.

This 30-minute interview with Jennifer Moore on Ozarks Public Television (KOZK) in Springfield, Mo. Sense of Community Series: "Being a Good Neighbor." Access online.

The Neighboring Movement in Kansas has a podcast with thousands of downloads. David Burton was a special guest in May for this 45-minute episode. Listen to it online here.

You can listen to the interview about the research on neighboring on the "Local Lifestyle Podcast." David Burton addresses the idea of being a good neighbor online here.

Pastor Jeremy Muniz and David Burton also visited about the neighboring theme and its focus in a video that is posted to the facebook page of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. You can view that video here.

There is also a short interview I did that aired on KOLR-TV10 with neighboring tips for introverts. That video is here.

This segment on KOLR-TV10 focuses on handwritten notes and neighboring. You can view this interview online here.

Finally this video is a 20-minute class taught by David Burton about over coming the fear of neighbors. Watch it you YouTube here.

Until next time, happy neighboring.

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Does this article make you interested in taking the Engaged Neighbor pledge? Five categories and 20 principles to guide you toward becoming an engaged neighbor. Sign the pledge online at http://engagedneighbor.com.

Contact the blog author, David L. Burton at dburton541@yahoo.com.

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