We’re accepting applications for Reality Fellows 2020-2021!
The Reality Fellows Program provides an opportunity for young people (ages 21-28) to have a unique and unforgettable experience: a year living amongst, serving alongside, and learning from our community of friends with and without intellectual/developmental disabilities.
The Reality Fellows experience is an immersion in:
- Daily life within a community of deep friendship
- Discovering your own vocational gifts and aspirations
- Transformative service toward those who are typically marginalized
- Learning from our friends with I/DD, who have so much wisdom about following Jesus
Reality Fellows become an integral part of the Reality Ministries staff. They are entrusted with leading programs, building friendships with participants, and contributing their unique ideas and energy to our team! They receive lots of support from the staff, making it a really wonderful place to try out new things and grow into leadership.
In addition to the work, the Fellows experience is enriched in many ways, including: weekly reflection on their work; reading and discussing various materials on spirituality, theology, and disability; retreats; and countless opportunities for celebration with the staff and community.
For a more detailed job description, click here.
During the year, the Fellows take up residence in the North Street Neighborhood (about a half mile from the Reality Center), a community intentionally structured around people living with disability. Fellows can participate in the neighborhood life in many ways, including prayer, meals, events, and many, many spontaneous porch hangouts (everyone there has a porch!). You will be living with one or two other Fellows in an apartment in one of the houses. Also, the area is very cool, with good food, parks, pubs, walking/running trails, and everything else you could want nearby. For more on the North Street Neighborhood, click here!
Each Fellow receives a $600 monthly stipend, free housing and utilities, and at least six meals per week through Reality’s programs.
Dates: The program will run August 2020 - July 2021.
We will review applications upon receipt until mid. March or until all positions are filled.
To apply, submit the Reality Fellows 2020-2021 Application.
Meet the 2019-2020 Reality Fellows!
Danny Carpenter comes to us from Kalamazoo, MI via Hope College where he just graduated. He used to be in a band called "Dusty Ben & the Riders," and loves a good round of Mario Cart. His neighbor, Thomas F. Preston has taken to calling him "Jesus Christ." You'll have to meet him to find out why! Danny is a warm and delightful presence.
Ella Rose has been a volunteer at Reality since 2012 when she was a student a Trinity School. Last year, Ella was an intern at Reality for the summer, and she just graduate from Washington & Lee University in May. We're grateful for all the gifts and capacities she will share as a Fellow (and there are many). She loves running, hiking (ask her about her recent Utah trip!), photography, cooking, and so much more.
Christin Bothe, yet another fixture around the Reality community, has joined the Reality Fellows team after finishing at Duke Divinity School this May. She is thoughtful, kind, and dependable. We're so grateful and excited Christin is going to be with us in Durham for another year!
Annie Janick is not new around Reality, but we're certainly excited for all the wonderful gifts she has to offer Reality through her fellowship. She just finished up her undergrad degree at Duke University. Annie is a faithful friend to many and loves to dig in the dirt (especially for her favorite food: potatoes).
Joe Krall just finished his M.Div at Duke, is from Indiana, and loves reading and listening to music. His depth and breadth of musical knowledge has earned him the nickname "Jukebox Joe" (among many other nicknames). Joe is a member of Blacknall Presbyterian Church where he helps out with the middle school group. Joe brings energy, joy, and depth to his role at Reality.
