Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities; Brenda Salter McNeil

Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities; Brenda Salter McNeil

$8.16
$8.16
Sold Out
Political and cultural wars are tearing communities apart. Issues such as immigration, racism, and guns are driving wedges between people and hampering Christians' impact in the world.In Empowered to Repair, Brenda Salter McNeil looks to the biblical story of Nehemiah for answers. There, she finds an action-based model for repairing and rebuilding our communities and transforming broken systems.McNeil goes beyond theories, offering practical tools Christians need for organizing, empowering, and activating people to join in God's work of equality, reparations, and justice. She provides strategies to drive systemic changes that go beyond superficial diversity and teaches the skills needed to engage in this important work long-term, such as organizing people, leveraging resources, and avoiding burnout through rest, prayer, and self-care.Learning from Nehemiah, readers will be emboldened to go out and help build congregations, organizations, and communities where all people can flourish and reach their full, God-given potential.

May 28, 2024

 

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil is a dynamic speaker, author, and trailblazer with over twenty-five years of experience in the ministry of racial, ethnic, and gender reconciliation. She was featured as one of the fifty most influential women to watch by Christianity Today in 2012 and is an associate professor of reconciliation studies in the School of Theology at Seattle Pacific University, where she also directs the Reconciliation Studies program.

Salter McNeil was previously the president and founder of Salter McNeil & Associates, a reconciliation organization that provided speaking, training, and consulting to colleges, churches, and faith-based organizations. She also served on the staff of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for fourteen years as a Multiethnic Ministries Specialist. She is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church and is on the pastoral staff of Quest Church in Seattle.

SKU

Eco Friendly

Buying used books over new books results in less than 1/5 carbon emissions. Each new book consuming an average of two kilowatts hours of fossil fuel and 7.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide.

Save Money

It's the more affordable option to purchasing books.

Preventing Books in Landfills

When purchasing a used book from us you are actively preventing books from going to landfills.