Building Belonging: The Church's Call to Build Community and House Our Neighbors (First Edition)
Language: English
Published by Westminster John Knox Press, 2024
- First Edition
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A truly lovely First Edition copy! Mint condition in trade paperback -- crisp, bright, tight -- with no markings and no defects of any kind. Stated first edition. Suitable condition for adding to a library collection, or for presentation as a gift. By Rev. John Cleghorn, Chief Minister and Head of Staff of Caldwell Presybterian Chuch in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2007, after working for twenty-five years as a reporter for The Charlotte Observer. Ships from NC. (B-5.).
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- Title
- Building Belonging: The Church's Call to Build Community and House Our Neighbors (First Edition)
- Author
- John Cleghorn (author)
- Publisher
- Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0664268501
- ISBN 13
- 9780664268503
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Christianity, North Carolina
Join the church movement reshaping our neighborhoods—embracing love and creating community to house our neighbors and recognize our shared humanity.
In many neighborhoods, soaring housing costs have created an alarming wave of instability, leaving congregations situated at the heart of communities grappling with housing insecurity. Simultaneously, societal divisions across ideologies, racial lines, class disparities, and diverse perspectives have eroded the fabric of these communities, leaving a void in shared connections.Churches, amid declining membership and dwindling engagement, have an opportunity to provide a key role in these changing landscapes. In Building Belonging, John Cleghorn, a pastor from Charlotte, North Carolina—a city where prosperity and poverty uncomfortably coexist—shows how numerous congregations across the United States are leading the charge, embracing innovative approaches to ministry that leverage their resources to become havens of both welcome and shelter.
By examining the theological and sociological dimensions propelling congregations toward a radical transformation of their material and relational landscapes, this book weaves together narratives, insights, and experiences from diverse congregations at the forefront of this movement. Readers will be inspired to look at the unfolding narrative of unaffordable housing in a new way and be inspired to shape their ministry to harness all available resources to foster access and justice by housing neighbors. Written from the heart of a pastor who is deeply engaged in a church’s yearslong housing journey, this book does not stop at simply showing these challenges. Cleghorn also provides a roadmap for communities to initiate transformative processes, leveraging their unique abilities and resources to tackle significant local issues.
Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Easter’s Home at Caldwell Presbyterian Church.
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About the Author
John Cleghorn is pastor of Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. His congregation has been in the process of converting a fourteen-thousand-square-foot education building into twenty-one affordable apartments for those needing supportive housing―a congregational dream almost ten years in the making. His background as a journalist led him to visit, interview, and connect with congregations around the country who have done similar work.
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