What makes a community a desirable place to live? What makes people happy to live where they live? What attaches a person to his or her city? Eric Swanson answers.
The Church has got to get rid of its dualism and say "You are the church." Now everything counts. Find out why on this video clip from Verge Conference by Jeff Vanderstelt and Caesar Kalinowski.
Disciples or consumers? With one you can build movements. With the other you can build nothing. Alan Hirsch explains the difference in this short video clip.
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!
New Paradigms ... More...
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...
"We are the richest people on the face of the earth."
"Good intentions are not enough."
So what do we do as we desire to serve and help the poor, but in a way that doesn't create dependency and damage? ... More...