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"There are no God-forsaken places, just church-forsaken places." —Jon Fuller, OMF International
Jonathan 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.
Foreword by Sho Baraka
Practice 1: Reside Where You Don’t Want to Be: The Church-Forsaken Position
Introduction: From the Mind of an Exile
Practice 2: Return to Previously Forsaken Places: The Church-Forsaken Process
1. Welcome Home
2. That’s Not My Dream
Practice 3: Reconnect to the Whole Gospel: The Church-Forsaken Plan
3. Co-ops, Cafés, Gardens, and Grocery Stores
4. Why Saving Souls Ain’t Enough
Practice 4: Reestablish the Value of Place: The Church-Forsaken Place
5. God, Have You Looked Out Your Window?
6. Promising Place
Practice 5: Remember the Poor and Marginalized: The Church-Forsaken People
7. No More Outreach
8. Ain’t a That Good News?
Practice 6: Remind One Another of Our Collective Power: The Church-Forsaken Purpose
9. Shut Down the Churches
10. The Power of Partnership
Practice 7: Reorient Our Vision to See Like God: The Church-Forsaken Perspective
Conclusion: Seeing the World the Way God Does
Acknowledgments
Notes
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Jonathan Brooks
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)
Published
January 2019
Weight
284g
Page Count
240
Dimensions
14 x 20.9 x 2.3 cm
ISBN
9780830845552
ISBN-10
0830845550
Eden Code
4826627
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