Great book for evangelism | Neighbourhoods Reimagined (Paperback) by and

This practical, down-to-earth book helps you reach out to your neighbours

Somewhere along the way we drifted apart from our next-door neighbours, and now we’re not sure we can get back together again. We lack a clear vision for showing and sharing Jesus’ love with them and how his countercultural values might transform our neighbourhoods, including us. But just imagine.

Imagine a neighbourhood where people are connected rather than isolated, where wrongs are righted, where mercy brings fences down, and where we become agents in seeing God’s kingdom come.

Believing the beatitudes are Jesus’ invitation into neighbourhood flourishing, Neighbourhoods Reimagined envisions how these upside-down values can turn our corners right-side-up.

Selected Commendations:

"Rather than guilting us into greater openness, Chris and Elizabeth paint a joyful picture for us that generates the desire, ideas, and energy we need to boldly open the doors of our homes..."

Nancy Guthrie, Bible teacher and author of Even Better than Eden

"Through engaging stories, witty illustrations, and down-to-earth analogies, the McKinney's have shown us a better path in how we relate to our neighbours.”

Michael Graham, Program Director for The Keller Centre for Cultural Apologetics

"The thoughtful reflection and discussion questions at the end of each chapter, provide an excellent way to put their insights into practice in community. I highly recommend Neighbourhoods Reimagined!"

Cas Monaco, PhD, FamilyLife VP Missiology & Gospel Engagement

"Chris and Elizabeth McKinney give us a practically helpful, and uniquely engaging vision of what the life of the Kingdom could look like here 'on earth as it is in Heaven.' Imagine what our neighborhoods would be like if we reimagined them from Jesus’ great sermon."

Jeremy Writebol, Author, Pastor, Executive Director of Gospel-Centered Discipleship

A great read for:

Those keen to reach their community (but unsure of how)
Fellowship or book groups
Church planters

Key features:

Lots of helpful application
Real life 'neighbouring' stories
Discussion questions after each chapter

Title

Neighbourhoods Reimagined
Author(s)

Chris McKinney and Elizabeth McKinney
ISBN

9781915705143
Format

Paperback
Publisher

10Publishing
Topic

Evangelism & MIssion
Audience

Adults
Pages

192
Published

04/03/2024

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Chris McKinney

Chris & Elizabeth McKinney (MDiv, Covenant Seminary) live with their four daughters in Columbia, Missouri. They work for Cru City and serve as associate staff at The Crossing Church. They are the authors of Placed for a Purpose and Neighborhoods Reimagined: How the Beatitudes Inspire Our Call To Be Good Neighbors. They are passionate about equipping believers to love their next-door neighbors. You can find them on Instagram, at Placedforapurpose.com and as hosts of the Placed For a Purpose Podcast.

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Elizabeth McKinney

Elizabeth McKinney lives in Columbia, Missouri, with her husband Chris and their four daughters. She works for Cru City and serves at associate staff at her church, The Crossing. With Chris, she has co-authored Placed for a Purpose and Neighborhoods Reimagined: How to Beatitudes Inspire Our Call to Be Good Neighbors. She writes, speaks and is passionate about equipping churches to love their next-door neighbors. You can find her on Instagram, at Placedforapurpose.com and as co-host for the Placed For a Purpose Podcast.

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Overall rating

5.0 based on 1 review

I loved everything about this book!

“In self-sufficient neighborhoods, we’re called to be poor in spirit. In numbed-out neighborhoods, we’re called to mourn. In me-first neighborhoods, we’re called to meekness. In soul-starved neighborhoods, we’re called to righteousness. In karma-driven neighborhoods, we’re called to mercy. In hypocritical neighborhoods, we’re called to be pure in heart. In contentious neighborhoods, we’re called to make peace.”

📚About the Book…
Chris and Elizabeth imagine what a neighbourhood might look like if people were connected instead of isolated, where peace and fellowship was enjoyed, where mercy brings down barriers and Christians showed others a glimpse of God’s kingdom.

This book gives fresh insight into how the strange and upside-down words in the beatitudes apply to ordinary neighborhood living, and the best part is that it’s not just a fanciful or hopeless dream! Chris and Elizabeth share their journey of creating this kind of community with humour and vulnerability, and hope for those still imagining.

🏠 What I loved…
EVERYTHING. This book is so good. I particularly liked how each chapter brings with a quote of what “Jesus said” followed by a statement of “the world says”. These beautifully sum up the countercultural realities of the beatitudes and the lies we often live by that prevent us from fully living in the blessings of the beatitudes and loving others well.

🌷This book is for you if
- You deeply desire to cultivate community and fellowship but don’t know how to start
- You struggle to share the REAL you with your community for fear of misrepresenting Christ
- You desire to mourn with others well
- You want to live a life less self-focused and more others-focused
- You are apathetic towards people outside of Christ
- You want to hold firm to your Christians convictions while loving people who disagree with you
- You struggle with the Christian life being a call to come and die and persecution because of your faith
- You want to be used by God exactly where you are
- You want to take a deep dive into the Beatitudes