Overview
Everybody Wants to Change the World is for those who want to make a practical difference in people's lives in their own communities. As Jesus taught on reaching out to the poor, the widowed, the sick and many others, so are we to bring the tangible love of Christ into the world. Tony Campolo and Gordon Aeschilman offer readers a broad range of ideas and resources for serving people and sharing the gospel from people who work to serve others every day.
TONY CAMPOLO is professor emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), an organization that helps at-risk youth in the United States and Canada, Dr. Campolo is an ordained minister and is presently recognized as an associate pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church in West Philadelphia. He is a media commentator on religious, social and political matters, having guested on television programs like Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect, The Charlie Rose Show and CNN News. He cohosted his own television series, Hashing It Out, on the Odyssey Network, and presently hosts From Across The Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Radio Network in England. Dr. Campolo is the author of 28 books, including Adventures in Missing the Point (with Brian McLaren).
GORDON AESCHLIMAN, born in South Africa, was the founding editor of World Magazine and is the author of Global Trends: 10 Changes Affecting Christians, John Perkins: Land Where My Father Died, Apartheid: Tragedy in Black and White and the Global Issues Bible Study Series.
Synopsis
All over the world — and in your community — people are lonely, hungry, sick, struggling to make ends meet, bitter, imprisoned, dying. Do you feel powerless to make a difference? You don’t have to be helpless! In the pages of this book, you’ll find numerous practical ideas for compassionately responding to the needs of others. Jesus calls us to creatively and courageously share the good news by loving our neighbor. It’s time to begin!
“Get ready… God is preparing us for something very, very small—and it is the small things that change the world.”
Shane Claiborne Author, The Irresistible Revoluton
“Everybody Wants to Change the World is biblically rooted and loaded with experiences waiting to be implemented.”
Craig Detweiler Director, Reel Spirituality, Fuller Theological Seminary Coauthor, A Matrix of Meanings: Finding God In Pop Culture
“I wholeheartedly commend this thoughtful new resource to those thousands of campus and church leaders longing to move beyond hype and rhetoric to make a real difference to the world in the name of Jesus: one person, one day and one step at a time.”
Pete Greig Author, Red Moon Rising Convener, 24-7 Prayer International
“This book goes straight to the bottom line: practical things that you, your family, your circle of friends, your class or small group or faith community can do this afternoon, tomorrow morning, or for years to come.”
Brian Mclaren Author/Activist
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