IVP - God's Neighborhood

God's Neighborhood

A Hopeful Journey in Racial Reconciliation & Community Renewal

(paperback)

Scott Roley
With James Isaac Elliott
Foreword by Michael Card

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Product Details
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Length: 224 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: May 2004
ISBN: 978-0-8308-3224-8
IVP Order Code: 3224

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About the Book

"Jesus relocated, and calls us to follow . . . his creation became his neighborhood."

Scott Roley was once an up-and-coming singer/songwriter in the contemporary Christian music scene, but then God called him to a different kind of ministry. He left his life of privilege, became a church pastor and moved into a disadvantaged neighborhood. There he began to learn hands-on what "loving your neighbor" required of him--social justice, community development and racial reconciliation.

As a youth of the '60s, Roley attended the March on Washington and was captivated by Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision for societal transformation. Now, as a community leader and activist, he is embodying the ideals that are needed to forge a just society. His work demonstrates how God uses faith-based organizations to change lives. Roley's life journey, told here with James Isaac Elliott, exemplifies Christian hope in caring for the disinherited and renewing our communities--one neighborhood at a time.

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