{"product_id":"making-neighborhoods-whole-a-handbook-for-christian-community-development-paperback","title":"Making Neighborhoods Whole: A Handbook for Christian Community Development - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWayne Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Perkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShane Claiborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready with decades of experience speaking prophetically into the charged racial climate of the American south, John Perkins began to see a need for organized thinking and collaborative imagination about how the church engages urban ministry. And so the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) was born, with Wayne Gordon an immediate and enthusiastic participant. Nearly thirty years later CCDA's eight key components of community development still set the bar for how churches, parachurches and nonprofits engage cities with the whole gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelocation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconciliation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedistribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeadership Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListening to the Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch-Based Development\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Wholistic Approach to Ministry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpowerment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMaking Neighborhoods Whole\u003c\/i\u003e Perkins and Gordon revisit these eight commitments and how they've played out in real communities, even as they scan the horizon of urban ministry to set a new tone. With profiles of longstanding and emerging community development ministries, they guide a new conversation and empower disciples of Jesus to seek the welfare of their cities to the glory of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Perkins is the founder of Voice of Calvary Ministries in Mendenhall, Mississippi, and Harambee Ministries in Pasadena, California. He has received recognition for his work with seven honorary doctorates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eShane Claiborne is a preacher, writer and lover of Jesus. He attended Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry. Claiborne is cofounder of The Simple Way and is currently a part of The Alternative Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of the Christian Community Development Association. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Irresistible Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eJesus for President.\u003c\/i\u003e Catch up with him at thesimpleway.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWayne \"Coach\" Gordon is founding pastor of Lawndale Community Church in Chicago, Illinois. In 2011 he was given the William Wilberforce Award by the board of directors of Breakpoint and the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52754399756595,"sku":"9780830837564","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5ZdNqj7DAL9780830837564.webp?v=1764363449","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/making-neighborhoods-whole-a-handbook-for-christian-community-development-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}