{"product_id":"good-news-to-the-poor-social-involvement-and-the-gospel-9781433537035","title":"Good News to the Poor: Social Involvement and the Gospel","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHelp\u003c\/strong\u003e them or \u003cstrong\u003etell\u003c\/strong\u003e them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBe\u003c\/strong\u003e like Jesus or \u003cstrong\u003etalk\u003c\/strong\u003e about Jesus?\u003cbr\u003eSocial \u003cstrong\u003eaction\u003c\/strong\u003e or gospel \u003cstrong\u003eproclamation\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuite often we find ourselves gravitating toward one of those modes over the other--at times going so far as to pit word against deed, as if the two were mutually exclusive. Yet \u003cem\u003eGood News to the Poor\u003c\/em\u003e shows us how both are integrated in the biblical vision of mission so that we may become both evangelists \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e activists--Christians who talk the talk \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e who walk the walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a church planter with over 25 years of experience thinking and writing about the intersection between evangelism and social action\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCalls Christians to a dual commitment to gospel proclamation and social involvement, arguing that one reinforces the other\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter ends with a summary as well a suggested reading list\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthor's previous books (\u003cem\u003eTotal Church\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYou Can Change\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eA Meal with Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e) have sold well and are popular both in the US and the UK\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Chester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crossway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.58w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433537035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTim Chester\u003c\/strong\u003e (PhD, University of Wales) is director of theological studies and lecturer in spiritual formation at Crosslands. He has over 25 years of experience in pastoral ministry, as well as being the author or coauthor of over forty books, including \u003cem\u003eA Meal with Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eReforming Joy\u003c\/em\u003e; and, with Michael Reeves, \u003cem\u003eWhy the Reformation Still Matters\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crossway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44475408711795,"sku":"9781433537035","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fc6835b9-32b9-4fa2-97af-c36af5f6b265.jpg?v=1774355030","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/good-news-to-the-poor-social-involvement-and-the-gospel-9781433537035","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}