Are you tired of hearing people dismiss the church as an irrelevant relic? (Do you secretly wonder if they are right?) Don Everts explores an exciting reality that is revealed in Scripture, shown throughout history, and confirmed in the latest research: when Christians pursue the common good of the neighborhood, the world stands up and notices. It turns out this is exactly what we're called to do. When Christians make good things, we bring blessings and hope to our local community.
With original research from the Barna Group and Lutheran Hour Ministries on how Christians relate to our neighborhoods, this book is filled with constructive, practical ways that Christians and churches bless those around us. As Christians join together for the common good, we bring hope to the world, credibility to the church, and glory to God.
Table of Content
Foreword: David Kinaman
Introduction: Living Above Place
1. Pursue the Common Good: The Shared Work of All Humans
2. Use Every Gift: The Process of Blessing Your Neighborhood
3. Love Everyone Always: The Power of Grace in Tough Seasons
4. Give God Glory: The Joy of Promoting God’s Brand
5. Join the Revolution: The Hope of Uniting Around the Common Good
Conclusion: This Little Patch of Ground
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1: Research Partners
Appendix 2: Research Methodology
Appendix 3: Definitions
Notes
About the author
Don Everts is the senior pastor of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Missouri, and is a writer for Lutheran Hour Ministries and the Hopeful Neighborhood Project. Don has spent almost three decades helping people on college campuses and in the local church become good stewards of their God-given gifts. Along the way, his wife, Wendy, has been helping Don do the same. His many books include The Reluctant Witness, The Spiritually Vibrant Home, and The Hopeful Neighborhood, all of which feature original research from Barna and biblical insights for our everyday lives.
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