Jesus on Main Street
Good News through Community Economic Development
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Ethics, Culture & Social Issues
- Publisher: Cascade Books (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
God loves just economies, but sadly the invisible hand of the market has chiseled huge cracks in our communities. Fortunately, Jesus announced freedom for the poor and oppressed, and by taking on his mantle we have a role to play in helping establish just economies here and now! Jesus on Main Street provides church leaders and church planters with a broad overview of Community Economic Development (CED), with practical steps to lead your church in following Jesus into those cracks. You'll be equipped with the CED "toolkit" including microbusinesses, makerspaces, business incubators, worker cooperatives, workforce development, commercial district revitalization, locality development, anchor institutions, and accountable development. A robust assessment and planning guide specifically for churches will help you create a collaborative CED strategy rooted in God's love for people and justice. For churches looking to bring healing to their local economies, CED builds capacity for long-term equitable economic growth, catalyzing a movement of business creation, employment, and job creation that does not leave anybody behind. This is the promise and challenge of CED as we follow Jesus down Main Street and explore what good news for local economies looks like!
Endorsements (21)
“David Kresta gives us a people-oriented, place-rooted, systems-thinking, community approach to economic development. When enacted with the politics of Jesus and a deep understanding of the principalities and powers, it has the potential to develop a kingdom-aligned ecosystem that can transform our neighborhoods and cities. This book is not for the fainthearted. It’s for kingdom-minded disciples who desire to be a sign, instrument, and foretaste of the New Creation.”
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