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I was 57 years old and a felon, who was gonna hire me? I put in applications everywhere and felt like giving up on life. No one would give me a second look.” Those are the words of Thomas Ford, … Continue reading
For nearly 40 years Glenn Barth, author of The Good City, has been an active participant in the city reaching movement. Quoting Jack Dennison, former President of CitiReach International, he defines city reaching as “the ongoing process of mobilizing the whole body of Christ in … Continue reading
“All of Heaven is attracted to the Jesus in you.”
“Yet even now, says the Lord, Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
How can we drive change in our communities and move past stagnant committees and outdated regulation? In this funny, smart, energetic and breathless talk, arts activist Jason Roberts of Build a Better Block encourages us to stop waiting around. Even … Continue reading
LOVE 2020 You are invited to join thousands of Christ followers who have decided to reach out with the love of Jesus to our neighbors, friends, family, work associates, classmates, etc. We believe that every person in America should have the opportunity … Continue reading
Steve Corbett, co-author of When Helping Hurts, shares a helpful first step in thinking about working with the poor in any context which is to discern whether the situation calls for relief, rehabilitation, or development. In fact, the failure to … Continue reading
When Helping Hurts creates a new paradigm for partnership by asking Christians to declare and demonstrate among people who are poor that Jesus Christ is making all things new. While this book exposes past and current development efforts that churches … Continue reading
Global Impact Through Urban Gateways! It is shocking how negligent the Western church has been in reaching the peoples of the world that God has brought to us–especially compared to how active we have been in leaving our countries to … Continue reading
This video is from Wendy McCaig, the Founder and Executive Director of Embrace Richmond. It is a great example of using the principles of Asset Based Community Development to see the dreams of the citizens of a neighborhood brought to … Continue reading
“Are Programs in Your Church Faking God’s Work?” Click the link above to view a great little Gospel Coalition video with Darrin Patrick and Ray Ortlund. They introduce the concept of how we can “fake God’s work.” Here are a … Continue reading
John McKnight, Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann to join community conversation -Typically, institutions committed to a community’s well-being begin by asking what’s wrong with a place. But the three thought leaders to join an upcoming Memphis conversation — John McKnight, Peter … Continue reading
A friend whom professionals call “disabled” says, ”If you’re coming to help me, you’ve come to the wrong place. I refuse to fill your need for needs.” It’s his wry recognition that many people have jobs that depend on other … Continue reading
The following is an excerpt from Os Hillmans, Faith at Work, that makes a strong case to suggest that there is really only one Church in a city or community (made up of all believers) that meets in many congregations around … Continue reading
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In order to raise awareness, the Newport News Commonwealth Attorney’s Office will be sending out domestic violence related statistics for our city that has been provided by the Newport News Police Department. If you … Continue reading
The following is from Os Hillman’s, Faith at Work. It is a challenging summary of the paradigm shifts our churches who want to be The Church in their communities need to make. Os is an internationally recognized speaker on the … Continue reading
It was an honor to be included in The Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend. Most of the speakers were governors, senators, or members of Congress and they focused primarily on public policy and politics. I was invited to provide … Continue reading
783 rooms of furniture are available as a result of recent military base restructuring. If your organization would like to pick up full rooms of furniture please contact Steve Hinton at fan4rudd@hotmail.com to make arrangements. The furniture is not for resale of … Continue reading
GREAT EXPECTATIONS By: T. Nicole Williams From the moment we enter this world we all carry a distinct set of expectations. As newborns we expect to be fed and cared for if we don’t we cry. As children we expect … Continue reading
Ministry for the Military in Your Church and Community People from churches across America often tell us they want to help returning warriors and their families build stronger faith and re-connect with God. But many say, “We don’t know how.” The Bridges … Continue reading
