Church Forsaken
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Church Forsaken

Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Church Forsaken

Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods

About this book

"There are no God-forsaken places, just church-forsaken places." —Jon Fuller, OMF InternationalJonathan Brooks was raised in the Englewood neighborhood on the south side of Chicago. As soon as he was able, he left the community and moved as far away as he could. But through a remarkable turn of events, he reluctantly returned and found himself not only back in Englewood but also serving as a pastor ("Pastah J") and community leader.In Church Forsaken, Brooks challenges local churches to rediscover that loving our neighbors means loving our neighborhoods. Unpacking the themes of Jeremiah 29, he shows how Christians can be fully present in local communities, building homes and planting gardens for the common good. His holistic vision and practical work offers good news for forgotten people and places. And community stakeholders and civic leaders will rediscover that churches are viable partners in community transformation in ways that they may never have considered. God has always been at work in neglected neighborhoods. Join Pastah J on this journey and discover new hope for your community.

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Information

Publisher
IVP
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780830845552
eBook ISBN
9780830873715
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Christian Church

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword: Sho Baraka
  6. PRACTICE ONE: RESIDE WHERE YOU DON’T WANT TO BE: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN POSITION
  7. PRACTICE TWO: RETURN TO PREVIOUSLY FORSAKEN PLACES: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PROCESS
  8. PRACTICE THREE: RECONNECT TO THE WHOLE GOSPEL: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PLAN
  9. PRACTICE FOUR: REESTABLISH THE VALUE OF PLACE: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PLACE
  10. PRACTICE FIVE: REMEMBER THE POOR AND MARGINALIZED: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PEOPLE
  11. PRACTICE SIX: REMIND ONE ANOTHER OF OUR COLLECTIVE POWER: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PURPOSE
  12. PRACTICE SEVEN: REORIENT OUR VISION TO SEE LIKE GOD: THE CHURCH-FORSAKEN PERSPECTIVE
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Notes
  15. Christian Community Development Association
  16. Titles from CCDA
  17. Praise for Church Forsaken
  18. About the Author
  19. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  20. Copyright