Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (634 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HFV64TS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 171 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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They take the reader step by step through how to effectively discern, recruit and follow through when organizing. When we ask God to move a mountain, God might give us a shovel. "The arts of community organizing have come a long way since the scuffling days of Saul Alinsky and the Back of the Yards organization in Chicago. This book is both an excellent manual and a vast feast of delightful, empowering stories. They're pioneers! This book is a must-read for all in the church today who are concerned about their schools, towns, states and nation--and want to do something about it!" (Tony Campolo, founder of Red Letter Christians and professor emeritus, Eastern University)"Proof-texters beware: this book won't bless your biases with conveniently misquoted Bible verses. I saw the Nehemiah Project literally rebuild burned-out neighborhoods around our congregations with thousands of units of affordable housing. For some
Together with theologian Peter Heltzel, this model of "faith-rooted organizing" offers a path to meaningful social change that takes seriously the command to love God and to love our neighbor as ourself.. But what if Christians were to shape their organizing around the implications of the truth that God is real and Jesus is risen?Alexia Salvatierra has developed a model of social action that is rooted in the values and convictions born of faith. With so many injustices, small and great, across the world and right at our doorstep, what are people of faith to do? Since the 1930s, organizing movements for social justice in the U.S. have largely been built on assumptions that are secular origin—such as reliance on self-interest and having a common enemy as a motivator for change
Faith making a difference Ric Hudgens This book by Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel arrived in my mailbox today and after spending the afternoon "deep browsing" it I am convinced it is a must read for any person of faith who really cares about making a difference - abandoning our myopic, navel-gazing focus on narcissistic spirituality, seeking to love (only) one another while the neighborhoods, the cities, the environment, and the world goes to hell. I'm not an "evangelical" any more, but this prophetic evangelical activism is one of the most promising developments in contemporary Christianity. Buy it. Read it. Give it away. Live. For such a time as this: In a day when the Heritage Foundation is working to reduce Christian social justice to acts compassion and charity, while explicitly ignoring the broken systems that create injustice, the Evangelical community needs a biblically-rooted call to amplify the voices of people in poverty, on the margins or facing oppression - to re-member we are called to hurt with those who are hurting (I Cor 12:26) - and to work together to bring systemic change in our communities.Rich in theology, Scripture, church history and moving stories, Faith-Rooted Organizing delivers the first must-read of 201For such a time as this: Isa58 In a day when the Heritage Foundation is working to reduce Christian social justice to acts compassion and charity, while explicitly ignoring the broken systems that create injustice, the Evangelical community needs a biblically-rooted call to amplify the voices of people in poverty, on the margins or facing oppression - to re-member we are called to hurt with those who are hurting (I Cor 12:26) - and to work together to bring systemic change in our communities.Rich in theology, Scripture, church history and moving stories, Faith-Rooted Organizing delivers the first must-read of 2014 for any Foll. for any Foll. Positively inspiring and informative! JustReading2008 This is one of the best books I have ever read. There is no fluff, no pomp, just two down-to-earth human beings writing about their experiences organizing for social justice in churches and communities.Not only do they draw heavily on their own experience, but also on the Alinsky model, which is widely accepted (and used). They make tweaks here and there to create the faith-rooted model, which is adapted to be used in churches and other faith-based communities.Everything about this book is useful and wonderful: The success stories, the organizational strategies, motivational strategies, leadershi
Heltzel lives in Harlem with his wife, mezzo-soprano Sarah Heltzel. . Rev. Heltzel serves as director of the Micah Institute, which seeks to educate New York City faith leaders on issues of social and economic justice, to equip leaders to serve as change agents for social transformation and movement-building, and to act as a powerful coalit