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The development community is increasingly aware of tensions and challenges inherent in relief work – and the need for sustainable solutions for communities experiencing poverty and crisis. How can the local church help to create and maintain such resilient communities?
Boan and Ayers utilize their extensive experience working within the humanitarian sector, and in cooperation with local churches, to examine the evidence for effective partnerships between development agencies and local faith communities. The authors provide practical guidance on how church leaders can forge stronger relationships with NGOs, donors, and government while reinforcing, rather than compromising, the unique calling of the church. They explore resilience as an inherently communal characteristic and one located at the heart of the church’s historic calling to build community, strengthen faith, and shelter those in need. This is an excellent resource for anyone desiring to understand the value of local faith communities in battling poverty and helping communities survive and thrive amidst the impact of climate change and natural disasters.

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Publié par	Langham Creative Projects
Date de parution	14 mars 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781783688296
Langue	English

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This excellent book bridges between theology and ecclesiology, and humanitarian relief and development, examining the question of whether, and how, churches can be agents of long-term change for justice and compassion by strengthening their local community systems and building resilience. The authors draw on their lived experiences through their respective faith-based organizations, World Evangelical Alliance and Food for the Hungry, to develop the concept and practice of “shared resilience,” giving practical examples of how churches can work collaboratively with local communities. Grounded in the theology of integral mission, the book is both a guide for churches about community transformation and a guide for transformation within the church itself. Recognizing the potential of local faith communities as first responders and agents of social and behavioral change, governments and secular NGOs have shown increasing interest in leveraging their strengths and resources, often in utilitarian and instrumentalized ways. A healthy church – engaged and resilient itself – is also equipped as an effective partner for sustained positive change for the whole community, in ways that reject the instrumentalization of love. The book is inspiring, practical and timely on the topic of church and community transformation
Jean Duff, MPH
President,
Joint Learning Initiative for Faith and Local Communities
We have always believed that communities are the first responders to crises. However, when this intervention is guided and strengthened by Christian values, it becomes stronger and much more rooted in grounded beliefs. Creating Shared Resilience is a book of reality, addressing critical issues for communities in need and clearly showing the reality from different perspectives by presenting living and tangible interventions from around the globe. This book takes us beyond what we read in reports and documents to where we can touch the truth. It helps us see from a different and closer perspective. Along with proposing solutions and suggestions, it is a good reference for every humanitarian worker to use in the given context, recognizing the risk of a negative impact as well as building on the positive impact.
Rev Christo Greyling
Senior Director, Faith and External Engagement,
World Vision International
The omnipresence of media makes us aware of natural and human-made catastrophes like never before. Disasters capture our imagination, but we rarely stop to reflect on their causes or our collective response. In Creating Shared Resilience Boan and Ayers bring exceptional clarity to the central role of local faith communities in the midst of suffering. The authors point us to a first principle we often fail to remember, namely that “structures are vulnerable because people are vulnerable.” It is the task of local faith communities to create those structures of resilience that will transform societies before, during, and after disasters. For Christians, the central task of bearing witness to God’s shalom finds expression through the missiological task of building true, just and trustworthy communities where love of God is always coupled with love of neighbor (Mark 12:31) and even enemy (Matt 5:44).
George Kalantzis, PhD
Professor of Theology,
Wheaton College, Illinois, USA
Living in a context where climate change, poor governance, and conflicts are slowly defining the destiny of people living in poverty, I find the resilience model that this book is proposing very helpful to faith leaders who are working hard to build resilient communities. The authors have proposed a model known as “shared resilience,” a model that integrates theoretical frameworks, evidence, and theology of resilience. The argument for a shared resilience resonates well with the African view which is entrenched in communal living. This book shows that change happens when communities work together to build collaborative relationships that seek to build community resilience.
Martin Kapenda
National Coordinator, Micah Zambia
A book that is as timely as it is necessary, David Boan and Josh Ayers present a well-supported and thoughtful look at how the Local Faith Community can meet the needs of a hurting world while continuing to retain their identity in Christ. By focusing on spiritual growth, in addition to physical and psychological well-being, Boan and Ayers present a holistic model of resilience that is unique and easily adaptable to the many and diverse needs of a broken world. Creating Shared Resilience: The Role of the Church in a Hopeful Future is filled with concrete examples and clear guides for the practitioner. It is a must read for anyone who is called to minister in the front lines of disaster around the world.
Elizabeth List, PsyD
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Chair, Department of Psychology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice,
Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho, USA
David Boan and Josh Ayers both have extensive on-the-ground experience in disaster risk reduction and response, which makes them well suited to tackle the topic of shared resilience. By the very worlds they span, they achieve their goal of bringing the often divergent worlds of theology, ecclesiology and humanitarian aid and development together. Yet they do this with a generous inclusivity. Rooted in their understanding of Christian-based local faith communities, they seek engagement with people of all faiths. Indeed this is the only path to shared resilience and one that they point out is pathed with mercy, compassion, collaboration and a strong sense that we are only truly resilient together. Importantly they focus on the centrality of connection with people over techniques and theories. Pointing to the unique role of the church they show the importance of remembering that God provides us with a common grace to build a society that reflects his kingdom. This enables local faith communities to build genuine relationships with groups outside of themselves for the purpose of creating a shared resilience, and ultimately, a glimpse of shalom. This is an important book that will help overcome the inertia often present in local communities when it comes to this important topic.
Andre Van Eymeren
Managing Director, Centre for Building Better Community
Author, Building Communities of the Kingdom
This book is a presentation and discussion on the models and various experiences in humanitarian development, especially on disaster where local faith communities and non-government organizations are engaged.
The faith community will have to be responsible and respectful of others as we engage in a servant leader manner in the community God has called us to serve. We can be part of the whole process of restoration and healing by sharing spaces with all other stakeholders in the community. May a continued conversation happen within the local faith communities who are involved in the serious calling of making life easy, especially for the needy and the marginalized.

I strongly recommend this book be read and discussed among development workers, especially those in disaster response programs. And may a continued cycle of learning and practice be a source of levelling up that results in sharing equal space with those in the community.
Junel Chavez
Area Manager,
Share an Opportunity Philippines, Inc.
National Chairman,
Department of Social Welfare and Development Area Based Standard Network

Creating Shared Resilience
The Role of the Church in a Hopeful Future
David M. Boan and Josh Ayers

© 2020 David M. Boan and Josh Ayers
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