Everyday missions : how ordinary people can change the world / Leroy Barber ; foreword by Chris Seay.

By: Barber, LeroyMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, ?2012. Description: 156 pages ; 21 cmISBN: 9780830836369; 0830836365Subject(s): Christian lifeLOC classification: BV4501.3 | .B364 2012

Contents:

Start running -- The myth of extraordinary -- Kingdom imagination: Moses's story -- God-confidence: David's story -- Spirit-led mentors: Esther and Peter's stories -- Job versus calling -- Risking safety -- Blending in versus standing out -- Two kinds of dreaming -- Money -- Time -- The response.

Review: "It's not every day that you get a visit from God. Burning bushes, ladders to heaven, chariots of fire and all that--we look for those stories in the Bible, and we look for them in our lives. When it comes to something as important as what we do with our lives, we think, maybe God owes us a big event. But, as Leroy Barber has learned through his work in inner cities and with young people, that's not usually how it works. More often God calls out to us from everyday misfortunes and all-too-common injustices, and he invites our response--not just a response in the moment, but a recognition that we have a role to play in seeing God's kingdom come, God's will done, on earth as it is in heaven. Through the surprisingly normal stories of the heroes of faith in the Bible, and through Barber's experiences with Mission Year and other ministries, in this book you'll learn what it means to change the world from your own little space in it."--Publisher's description.

List(s) this item appears in: Vocare

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Main Collection Books	John Brown University Library	Main	BV4501.3 .B364 2012	Available		39524100421431

Vocare: JBU Vocation and Calling NetVUE Grant.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156).

"It's not every day that you get a visit from God. Burning bushes, ladders to heaven, chariots of fire and all that--we look for those stories in the Bible, and we look for them in our lives. When it comes to something as important as what we do with our lives, we think, maybe God owes us a big event. But, as Leroy Barber has learned through his work in inner cities and with young people, that's not usually how it works. More often God calls out to us from everyday misfortunes and all-too-common injustices, and he invites our response--not just a response in the moment, but a recognition that we have a role to play in seeing God's kingdom come, God's will done, on earth as it is in heaven. Through the surprisingly normal stories of the heroes of faith in the Bible, and through Barber's experiences with Mission Year and other ministries, in this book you'll learn what it means to change the world from your own little space in it."--Publisher's description.