toxic charity. it's a book by bob lupton. a guy who cares a lot about community development in the context of the kingdom. he works and lives in atlanta.
so, he gave this talk/seminar/conference/i don't know what to call it one saturday in birmingham. the northstar crew went. and, it was good stuff. i recommend reading the book or hearing him speak if you haven't.
many things from the seminar and book to incorporate/process through in regards to northstar and me personally.
that saturday, bob lupton talked a good bit about gentrification. yes, it's the hot topic of today, the cool thing to do, the place to be. but how can we gentrify justly? bob is a believer in jesus. interesting that even secular organizations are trying to answer that question, for reasons laid out in this ny times article. check it out.
