onramps to personal and community transformation White, Randy 1956- creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Books c2006 2006 monographic eng

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191 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Part 1-road ready : my own extreme overhaul -- Don't bother me, I'm teaching on compassion! -- Disorientation and discovery : Kundara and Peter -- Sandpaper surprises and reflective learning : Napoleon -- Action and reflection : I am not Mr. Rogers -- Fear and faith : spiritual school of the pink geranium -- Involuntary peel : new skin stings -- The smell of Shalom : Karly and Cassie -- Part 2-accelerate : getting up to speed on the city -- Hidden forces : pay no attention to the man behind the curtain -- Paul's urban tour : the force of identity -- Zorro and the California pepper : the force that twists -- An undetected wave : the force of humanity in motion -- When things boil, things rise : invisible forces revealed -- Sins of omission : the force of neglect -- Hosea's excruciating assignment : the riptide force away from God -- Race matters : the force of racialization -- So many choices : the force of pluralism -- Eating kitty litter : the force of innocence -- Part 3-onramps and speed bumps : stepping toward transformation of the city -- Personal transformation that leads to community transformation -- Speed bumps : don't misuse the city -- Three transformational actions -- Epilogue: grow something new. by Randy White ; foreword by Ray Bakke. Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) City missions Cities and towns Religious aspects Christianity City churches BV2653 .W45 2006 253.09173/2 0830833897 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780830833894 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780830833894 2006013027 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013027.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013027.html DLC 180418 20250312110647.0 14343257