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Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change

Who Moved My Neighborhood?: Leading Congregations Through Gentrification and Economic Change

by Mark E. Strong

Neighborhoods are moving. While neighborhood changes can mean exciting and fresh opportunities for some, the experience can be vastly different for long-time residents. The rapid movement of people means changes in employment, economics, landscape, demographics, and the feel of a community. Churches often experience the painful impact of these shifts. Depend… Read more…

Church for the Fatherless: A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem

Church for the Fatherless: A Ministry Model for Society's Most Pressing Problem

by Mark E. Strong

Fatherlessness has reached epidemic levels.Forty percent of children in the U.S. will go to bed tonight in a home without a father. Studies show that people without fathers are at much higher risk for low educational performance, drug abuse, crime and poverty.Fatherlessness is rampant in our churches as well. When planting his church, Mark Strong realized th… Read more…