Urban Churches, Vital Signs is an important and positive contribution to the urgent discussion about the mission of the churches in American cities. The significant stories describe creative iniciatives by congregations in response to issues of economic development, affordable housing, health care, and education in fifteen cities across the nation. Readers will see woven throughout the narratives the crucial role of theology worship, pastoral leadership, partnership, racial identity, family life, new patterns of funding, and transformative imagination. This is a book that will inspire hope and stimulate the struggle for justice.
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