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"Let the victors when they come, when the forts of folly fall, find my body near the wall."

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:00:55 -0500

“Let the victors when they come, when the forts of folly fall, find my body near the wall.”

- C.T. Studd

"People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa… It is..."

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:51:20 -0500

“People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa… It is emphatically, ‘No Sacrifice.’ Say rather, it is a privilege.””

- David Livingston

"Some want to live within the sound of the church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within..."

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 08:32:42 -0500

“Some want to live within the sound of the church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.”

- C.T. Studd

"The keys of the kingdom are not locked in a drawer. They are given to the church (Matt. 16:18-19)...."

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:00:21 -0500

“The keys of the kingdom are not locked in a drawer. They are given to the church (Matt. 16:18-19). The kingdom is not the possession of the church; the church is part of the kingdom treasure we possess, not just evangelicalistic machinery, but part of the package we call the good news. It has been placed on the earth to proclaim the kingdom and to exemplify it.”

- Harvey Conn, Evangelism: Doing Justice and Preaching Grace

Youtube: Francis Chan gives a warning to young pastors.

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:48:25 -0500

Youtube: Francis Chan gives a warning to young pastors.

"Go to the people Live among them Learn from them Love them Start with what they know Build on what..."

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:39:00 -0500

“Go to the people
Live among them
Learn from them
Love them
Start with what they know
Build on what they have
The best leaders, when their work is finished
Their task is done
The people need to say, “We have done it ourselves.””

- Chinese proverb - from A Quiet Revolution by John Perkins

Before 'Transforming' Your Neighborhood, Talk to Your Neighbors

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:53:51 -0500

Before 'Transforming' Your Neighborhood, Talk to Your Neighbors:

Article by C. Christopher Smith in This Is Our City/Christianity Today

Doc and Nel's May Newsletter

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:48 -0500

Doc and Nel's May Newsletter:

Check out Doc and Nel’s latest newsletter. Doc shares his powerful experience in Rwanda when he visited in mid-April.

Doc talks about his visit to Rwanda in mid-April.

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:52:49 -0500

Doc talks about his visit to Rwanda in mid-April.

"Community is like a large mosaic… As individual stones, we can do little with them except..."

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:34:31 -0500

“Community is like a large mosaic… As individual stones, we can do little with them except compare them and judge their beauty and value. When, however, all these little stones are brought together in one big mosaic portraying the face of Christ, who would ever question the importance of any one of them?”

- Henri Nouwen, Can You Drink the Cup?

"We need churches everywhere there are people, but the people of the world are moving into the great..."

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:02:34 -0500

“We need churches everywhere there are people, but the people of the world are moving into the great cities of the world much faster than the church is. And therefore we must call Christians to better understand and care for cities, and to consider living and ministering in cities.”

- Tim Keller. “Confirming That Cities Matter,” Redeemer Report, April 2012.

Why the City is a Wonderful Place to Raise Children

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:01:44 -0500

Why the City is a Wonderful Place to Raise Children:

The city has always been a place of transient folk. But what if, maybe, we became people who stayed—a people incarnationally invested in our city? One writer’s thoughts, Kathy Keller, gives great insight into raising kids in city.

Recap: Good Friday Prayer Walk through Cabrini Green Park...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:02:04 -0500

Recap: Good Friday Prayer Walk through Cabrini Green

Park Community Church joined Holy Family Lutheran Church on Good Friday to pray for the neighborhood - a tradition since 1985. We walked up and down the row houses, hearing from pastors and ministry leaders who work in Cabrini Green and other neighborhoods. This was powerful time of reflecting on the work of the Cross in a place quickly changing due to gentrification and urbanization. These are a couple photos taken by larksandvultures from the event.

"If the Christian church does not learn new modes of urban ministry, we will find ourselves on the..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:29 -0500

“If the Christian church does not learn new modes of urban ministry, we will find ourselves on the outside looking in. The Gospel of Jesus Christ must call a new generation of committed Christians into these teeming cities.”

- Al Mohler, “From Megacity to Metacity” AlbertMohler.com, April 22, 2010. (From Redeemer Report by Tim Keller, redeemer.com, April 2012.)

The Art of Neighboring

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:01:11 -0500

This a great story about what one city is doing to love their neighbors. I love this!!!

In 2010, the Pew Internet and American Life Project asked more than 2,200 adults about their communities. Some 28 percent didn’t know the name of even one neighbor. Only 19 percent said they knew all of them.

One summer evening, after an impromptu outdoor barbecue with his small group introduced him and his wife to numerous people in his apartment complex, Jay Pathak, pastor of Mile High Vineyard in Arvada, began thinking how to encourage the people in his church to meet their neighbors. He drew up a tic-tac-toe grid to visualize this situation. The middle box represents a person’s residence, while the remaining eight boxes represent those surrounding them, be they houses, townhomes, or apartments.

“The diagram is so basic, but it helps people to realize they don’t even know their neighbors’ names,” Pathak says. He and other Arvada pastors began using the grid with their church leaders and congregations, and usually less than 10 percent can name all eight neighbors.

When Runyon’s wife, Lauren, tacked a grid for the first time on their refrigerator at home, they only knew half. “I call this the chart of shame,” Runyon says half-jokingly as he speaks about Building Blocks. Then he turns serious. “What does that say about how well we’re doing about the most basic thing Jesus told us to do?”

From “Know Your Neighbor?” by Matt Branaugh. To read the rest of the article, click here.

Christianity Today asks, “What is Your Hope for the...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:26:24 -0500

Christianity Today asks, “What is Your Hope for the Church?”

Click here to join the conversation.

CT’s campaign will also be featured today on Moody Radio’s Midday Connection at 12pm.

Plus: Doc is featured here as one of Christianity Today’s Supporters and Partners!

The New American Divide by Charles Murray

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:48:05 -0500

The New American Divide by Charles Murray:

This article highlights the growing disparities between classes, or socioeconomic status.

The writer, Charles Murray, will be at Park Community Church tonight to talk about his book, Coming Apart. Join us from 7:30pm-9:00pm. For more information, click here.

Charles Murray at Park Community Church

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:02:47 -0500

Park Community Church Event This Thursday, April 12, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Location: Near North Campus, 1001 N.Crosby, Chicago, IL US 60610

Critically acclaimed author and professor of sociology, Charles Murray will examine the widening divide between the country’s upper and working classes, and its implications. Murray brings a unique perspective of class and social structure, and hints how the Church can step in this conversation. NY Times columnist David Brooks says Murray’s “Coming Apart is probably the most important book of 2012”. Join us, as we seek to break down these barriers and engage our neighbors in renewing this great city. Admission is free so invite your friends.

http://www.parkcommunitychurch.org/event/306987-2012-04-12-coming-apart—charles-murray/

Artwork by Wungchipem Raman. wungchipem.com @wungchipem

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:35:27 -0500

Artwork by Wungchipem Raman. wungchipem.com @wungchipem