CCD 103 ~ Beyond Charity to Community Development
Radical Unity in the Church in a Racially Divided World – with James Brown
Saturday, September 13, 9am - Noon
It is not just individuals but also communities that need to be transformed and the church is called to go beyond charity to community development. We will look at racial reconciliation through development and how the redistribution of resources can result in community transformation. Wholistic ministry addresses the needs of generational poverty including education, jobs, housing and the breakdown of the family. Results have shown that communities can change when Christians come together to each do their small part to make a difference in individual lives. James Brown, Leadership Development Director with Urban Concern, will join Jim in facilitating this training.
$10 per training

A Vision As Big As The City!

After raising my family in South Linden and doing inner city ministry there for fifteen years, I saw God work incredible miracles:

    • hundreds of kids began a relationship with Christ

    • major crimes went down over 40% in our targeted area

    • the cycle of poverty is being broken in the lives of so many as kids as they
           graduate from high school and get jobs rather than going to jail

    • the value of marriage is embraced by many couples making marriage commitments

    • people from the community have become leaders in transforming the community

    • people are moving to the community rather than fleeing from it

I believe these same miracles could transform other high crime and impoverished neighborhoods in our city (and other cities) if the Church would mobilize their people in unity across the racial and class barriers.

City Vision exists to ignite a movement of community transformation. I invite you to become part of this movement by contacting Jim via the contact form.