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This comprehensive handbook to urban ministry introduces and shows how to implement a Christian community development program.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 février 1996
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781585581481
Langue	English

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R estoring A t- R isk C ommunities
R estoring A t- R isk C ommunities

Doing It Together and Doing It Right
Edited by John M. Perkins
1995 by John M. Perkins
Published by Baker Books a division of Baker Book House Company P. O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.bakerbooks.com
E-book edition created 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-for example, electronic, photocopy, recording-without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
ISBN 978-1-5855-8148-1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version . NIV . Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Verses marked LB are taken from The Living Bible, copyright 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois. Used by permission.
Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible, the Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977. www.lockman.org
Chapter 4, The Character of a Developer is adapted from With Justice for All by John Perkins. Copyright 1982. Used by permission of Regal Books.
Chapter 6, Reconciliation is adapted from More Than Equals by Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice. Copyright 1993 by Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
John M. Perkins
Part One: Foundations of Christian Community Development
1 What Is Christian Community Development?
John M. Perkins
2 Toward a Theology of Christian Community Development
Phil Reed
3 Understanding Poverty
Lowell Noble and Ronald Potter
4 The Character of a Developer: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Leader?
John M. Perkins
Part Two: Strategy of Christian Community Development
5 Relocation: Living in the Community
Bob and Peggy Lupton and Gloria Yancy
6 Reconciliation: Loving God and Loving People
Spencer Perkins and Chris Rice
7 Redistribution: Empowering the Community
Mary Nelson
Part Three: Ministry in the Community
8 The Local Church and Christian Community Development
Glen Kehrein
9 Indigenous Leadership Development
Wayne L. Gordon
10 Christian Community Development and the Family: Counting the Costs, Counting the Rewards
Vera Mae Perkins
11 How to Start a Christian Community Development Ministry
Mark R. Gornik and Noel Castellanos
In Conclusion
John M. Perkins
About CCDA
CCDA Member Organizations
Notes
The Call and Task of Christian Community Development: A Resource Guide
Mark R. Gornik
Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
A lthough my name is on the cover of this book as its editor, more of the credit for bringing this project to fruition should go to several friends and co-workers.
First, I must thank the board members of the Christian Community Development Association. Much of the heart of the book has come out of our meetings together in the boardroom. Thanks are also in order to the advisory committee who gave generously of their time and, at their own expense, met together to give vision to this book: George Neau of the New Orleans School of Urban Ministries; Virgil Tolbert of Restoration Ministries in Harvey, Illinois; and Ron Potter, professor of theology at Center for Urban Theological Studies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (now living in Jackson, Mississippi).
Second, I would like to thank the writers of each of the chapters. The fact that so many extremely busy people took the time to work on this book is a testimony to the strength of their belief in the important work of Christian Community Development.
Thanks also to the Urban Family magazine staff, especially Chris Rice and my son Spencer. They are the ones who coordinated the project from the beginning and saw it through to completion. Also thanks to Phil Reed of Voice of Calvary Fellowship in Jackson, Mississippi, who took the point in the book s initial stages.
A very special thanks to Bob Smith for the many hours of day-today, hands-on editing and coordinating of this book. In the end, it was Bob who drove all of us to meet our deadlines and who pulled this project together. I must also thank his wife, Ardes, for bearing with Bob while he worked on this project.
My wife Vera Mae s chapter on CCD and the Family was ghostwritten by Jennifer Parker from Urban Family magazine. Jennifer has incredible talent and did a tremendous job putting Vera Mae s stories and thoughts on paper. And Alexis Spencer-Byers did finishing touches that improved the final product.
Finally, I thank God for the growing number of co-laborers who are demonstrating God s love in some of the toughest communities of our nation. For years I have said that we are staging a quiet revolution. As our numbers are multiplying, I m not so sure we will be able to call this movement quiet much longer.
John M. Perkins
Introduction
John M. Perkins
Q uestions are being asked from every sector of American society about the direction we should head as a nation. Everyone from powerful politicians to the average person on the street seems to be confused about solutions for our declining inner cities.
Thirty years after the successes of the civil rights movement of the fifties and sixties, we stand at another crossroads. The civil rights era was probably the most important social movement of this century. Voting rights legislation that accompanied it brought the Black community into full citizenship. Poverty and affirmative action programs did much to create a large and thriving middle class, and minority elected officials are at an all-time high. Much progress has been made.
But at the same time that all this progress was being made, a new phenomenon was developing. This phenomenon has been dubbed the underclass. This stubborn new form of poverty is a by-product of Black economic and political/legislative success, well-intentioned poverty programs gone awry, and of course, the persistence of racism.
With the new freedom of movement afforded to African Americans by the fair housing laws combined with new economic independence, Blacks migrated up and out of traditional Black neighborhoods, leaving behind only those too poor to escape. In many inner city neighborhoods, when Blacks moved in, Whites moved out. Along with this, there has been a loss of skills that could have provided goods and services and employment. These goods and services are now being provided by new immigrants. While I do not fault immigrants, there needs to be a new Black leadership to provide some of our own goods and services. Instead, in many of these poor urban neighborhoods, the economy revolves around welfare benefits and drug markets that have created a subculture of permanent dependency and violence. Compounding this, government welfare programs have subtly enabled the development of a new single-parent norm for the family. Add to that a big city educational system that is inept and insufficient. The results have been devastating.
But in every crisis there is opportunity. Much of the credit for the success of the civil rights movement must go to Black clergy and White northern liberal churches. For the most part, White evangelicals stood on the sidelines as their Black brothers and sisters struggled through this critical period in American history. This is a matter of fact, not blame. However, the game is not over. There is still much unfinished business. The moral crisis that we are facing in this country is crying out for spiritual leadership. It offers evangelicals the opportunity to put our faith to work-to roll up our sleeves and become players instead of sitting on the sidelines.
There are already signs that the evangelical community, which has been faithful in preaching a bold message of salvation but long silent on social issues like poverty and race, is beginning to make its presence felt. I am encouraged by what I see happening in movements across the country. For instance, almost every place I go where there is a spark of renewal, David Bryant s Concert of Prayer is very active.
I am greatly encouraged by Promise Keepers, the men s movement that was started just five years ago by Bill McCartney, former football coach of the University of Colorado, and Dr. Dave Wardell and is being led by my dear friend Randy Phillips. Promise Keepers has made a powerful commitment to the development and discipleship of men across racial and cultural boundaries. Last year over 230,000 men attended six sold-out conferences around the country proclaiming the seven promises of a Promise Keeper:
1. A Promise Keeper is committed to honoring Jesus Christ through prayer, worship, and obedience to his Word, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
2. A Promise Keeper is committed to pursuing vital relationships with a few other men, understanding that he needs brothers to help him keep his promises.
3. A Promise Keeper is committed to practicing spiritual, moral, ethical, and sexual purity.
4. A Promise Keeper is committed to building strong marriages and families through love, protection, and biblical values.
5. A Promise Keeper is committed to supporting the mission of his church by honoring and praying for his pastor and by actively giving his time and resources.
6. A Promise Keeper is committed to reaching beyond any racial and denominational barriers to demonstrate the power of biblical unity.
7. A Promise Keeper is committed to influencing his world, being obedient to the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31) and the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20).
InterVarsity has been doing some wonderful work with their urban projects, reaching minorities, especially Asians. InterVarsity has developed a