Bob Lupton will be speaking at Verge 2012 Conference in Austin, Texas - Feb. 28 - Mar. 2. Be sure and register your group before the group registration deadline on Nov. 30, 2011!
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A Theology of Gentrification
The people of the Kingdom have a unique mandate to care for the needs of the vulnerable and the voiceless. Our scriptures are quite clear about this. It has been fr... More...
Including the Poor in the Reclamation Process

But must gentrification always spell displacement for the poor? To some degree, yes. Yet displacement is not entirely bad. There are drug dealers and othe... More...
The Devastating Impact of Gentrification. And the Absolute Need

I have now seen first hand (yes, inadvertently participated in) the devastating impact that gentrification can have on the poor of an ur... More...
The Road to Relocation
Building a new home in a run-down neighborhood in Atlanta was a decision that neither of our parents supported. It was a bad financial move, they counseled us, not to mention the dange... More...