Who Moved My Neighborhood?
Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change
By Harold Calvin Ray, Mark E. Strong | Publisher: InterVarsity Press
About the book
Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates through these changes determines if it will either live, die, or be reduced to a tragic existence on life support.
Mark Strong knows the obstacles connected with gentrification and the challenges it brings. As a pastor, he led his church through its own moved neighborhood in Portland. Strong shares the frustrations, surprises, and joys that his church experienced as their neighborhood shifted, and he provides the roadmap that his own church used to navigate the change. Who Moved My Neighborhood? gives insight to churches that need to heal from the wounds of gentrification and economic change, and revamp their mission amidst an uncertain future. Using the discussion guide included in the book, churches can discuss their own moved neighborhood and explore the unique next steps that God has for their community. Thereis hope and a future for congregations that face a moved neighborhood.
Editions of Who Moved My Neighborhood?
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781514002384
- EBook
- ISBN 9781514002391
Read an Excerpt
Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates through these changes determines if it will either live, die, or be reduced to a tragic existence on life support.
Mark Strong knows the obstacles connected with gentrification and the challenges it brings. As a pastor, he led his church through its own moved neighborhood in Portland. Strong shares the frustrations, surprises, and joys that his church experienced as their neighborhood shifted, and he provides the roadmap that his own church used to navigate the change. Who Moved My Neighborhood? gives insight to churches that need to heal from the wounds of gentrification and economic change, and revamp their mission amidst an uncertain future. Using the discussion guide included in the book, churches can discuss their own moved neighborhood and explore the unique next steps that God has for their community. Thereis hope and a future for congregations that face a moved neighborhood.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Who Moved My Neighborhood? about?
Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depending on how a church navigates through these changes determines if it will either live, die, or be reduced to a tragic existence on life support.
Mark Strong knows the obstacles connected with gentrification and the challenges it brings. As a pastor, he led his church through its own moved neighborhood in Portland. Strong shares the frustrations, surprises, and joys that his church experienced as their neighborhood shifted, and he provides the roadmap that his own church used to navigate the change. Who Moved My Neighborhood? gives insight to churches that need to heal from the wounds of gentrification and economic change, and revamp their mission amidst an uncertain future. Using the discussion guide included in the book, churches can discuss their own moved neighborhood and explore the unique next steps that God has for their community. Thereis hope and a future for congregations that face a moved neighborhood.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Who Moved My Neighborhood??
Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Christianity
Where can I read a sample of Who Moved My Neighborhood??
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781514002384
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Who Moved My Neighborhood??
Harold Calvin Ray, Mark E. Strong
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Who Moved My Neighborhood? is available as paperback(ISBN 9781514002384) and ebook(ISBN 9781514002391)
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