Areyoutiredofhearingpeopledismissthechurchasanirrelevantrelic?(Doyousecretlywonderiftheyareright?)DonEvertsexploresanexcitingrealitythatisrevealedinScripture,shownthroughouthistory,andconfirmedinthelatestresearch:whenChristianspursuethecommongoodoftheneighborhood,theworldstandsupandnotices.Itturnsoutthisisexactlywhatwe’recalledtodo.WhenChristiansmakegoodthings,webringblessingsandhopetoourlocalcommunity.WithoriginalresearchfromtheBarnaGroupandLutheranHourMinistriesonhowChristiansrelatetoourneighborhoods,thisbookisfilledwithconstructive,practicalwaysthatChristiansandchurchesblessthosearoundus.AsChristiansjointogetherforthecommongood,webringhopetotheworld,credibilitytothechurch,andglorytoGod.
