Street Saints

by Elliott, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9781932031768
• ISBN10: 1932031766
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-30
• Publisher: Templeton Foundation Pr

Summary

Based on eight years of hands-on experience and more than 300 interviews, Street Saintsis both a book of motivational stories about unsung heroes and a sociological study of the "faith factor," documenting faith-based programs that are treating social maladies in America. This book takes readers on a tour of communities and institutions in America where faith-based initiatives are making a difference. It offers inspiration, role models, and guidelines for people who would like to give back to their own communities.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Daniel R. Coats
Acknowledgments	xvii
Introduction	xix
Barbara J. Elliott
Part I. The People: Portraits of Street Saints
American Street Saints in Action	3	(21)
Kirbyjon Caldwell: Windsor Village and the Power Center	3	(6)
Wall Street broker-turned-pastor sparks urban transformation that inspired George W. Bush (Houston, TX)
Freddie and Ninfa Garcia: Victory Fellowship of Texas	9	(6)
Former addicts help thirteen thousand leave drugs in Hispanic communities (San Antonio, TX)
Cordelia Taylor: Family House	15	(6)
Reclaiming a city block from drug dealers to create a haven of peace for the elderly poor (Milwaukee, WI)
Eugene Rivers: Ten Point Coalition	21	(3)
Turning gang members to God in the inner city (Boston, MA)
John Perkins: Raw Violence and Reconciliation	24	(16)
The journey from rage to reconciliation and restoration of impoverished communities
Brian King: A Gangster Disciple	40	(15)
A Chicago gang member and drug dealer turned apostle
Part II. The Programs: What Works and Why, as Street Saints Change Lives
Rescuing America's At-Risk Kids	55	(28)
Casa de Esperanza: Healing abused and abandoned children (Houston, TX)	57	(5)
Kids Hope USA	62	(7)
Pairs one mentor, one child, one church, one school (Holland, MI, 217 partnerships nationally)
Urban Ventures	69	(3)
Transforming at-risk youth and their entire neighborhood (Minneapolis, MN)
Cornerstone Schools	72	(4)
Raising the bar for academic performance in the inner city (Detroit, MI)
The Oaks Academy	76	(4)
Classical education with wraparound renewal (Indianapolis, IN)
Religion and At-Risk Youth	80	(3)
Research on the ``faith factor''
Transforming Offenders and Victims	83	(27)
InnerChange Freedom Initiative	85	(7)
Faith-saturated prison program reduces recidivism (TX, MN, IA, KS)
Bridges to Life	92	(7)
Face-to-face reconciliation between victims and inmates (seven prisons in TX)
No More Victims	99	(3)
Reaching out to angry youth left behind (Houston, TX)
Amachi	102	(4)
Mentoring children of prisoners by mobilizing churches (Philadelphia, PA, replicating nationally)
Craine House	106	(4)
Keeping women prisoners and their babies together (Indianapolis, IN)
Faith, Health, and Holistic Change	110	(16)
Holistic Welfare-to-Work	111	(1)
Provides more than a job
Transitional Living	112	(1)
New Hope Serving the Homeless
Open Door Mission (Houston, TX)	112	(3)
Wheeler Mission Ministries (Indianapolis, IN)	115	(1)
Interfaith Housing Coalition (Dallas, TX)	116	(1)
Star of Hope Houston, TX)	117	(1)
Leaving Addiction: Teen Challenge	118	(3)
Breaking the cycle of drug addiction through faith intervention
Where Faith, Health, and Human Behavior Intersect	121	(5)
Scientific research on the effects of faith on healing
Social Entrepreneurs	126	(23)
Pura Vida: Coffee with a Cause (Seattle, WA, and Costa Rica)	128	(4)
Resources: Turning Immigrants into Entrepreneurs (Brooklyn, NY)	132	(5)
Step 13: Putting Recovering Addicts and Alcoholics to Work (Denver, CO)	137	(2)
Jobs Partnership: Mentoring into the workplace (Raleigh, NC, now replicated in twenty-seven cities)	139	(3)
Brookwood Community: Micro-enterprises for the handicapped (Brookshire, TX)	142	(7)
Part III. The Cities: A Vision as Big as the City---Street Saint Strategies
The Nehemiah Strategy	149	(16)
Robert Woodson: National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise Fostering renewal at the grassroots level (Washington, DC)	156	(5)
Luis Cortes: Nueva Esperanza Giving Latinos hope, homes, jobs, and education (Philadelphia, PA)	161	(4)
As Famous for God as Steel: Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation	165	(14)
Reid Carpenter and John Stahl-Wert	165	(2)
Pittsburgh Youth Network	167	(1)
Pittsburgh Community Storehouse	168	(2)
East Liberty Family Health Care Center	170	(1)
City as Parish: Equipping the Church as a Body	170	(5)
Leadership Foundations of America	175	(4)
Savvy Saturation: Memphis Leadership Foundation	179	(21)
Larry Lloyd and Howard Eddings	179	(2)
Urban Youth Initiative	181	(3)
Memphis Athletic Ministries	184	(2)
Christ Community Health Services	186	(2)
Neighborhood Housing Opportunities	188	(2)
Economic Opportunities	190	(2)
Mediation and Restitution/Reconciliation Services	192	(1)
Urban Plunge	193	(2)
Oasis of Hope	195	(1)
Streets	195	(1)
For the Kingdom Camp and Retreat Center	196	(1)
Multinational Ministries	197	(1)
Hope Christian Community Foundation	197	(1)
Questions to Ask Before You Give to a Faith-Based Organization	198	(2)
One by One Leadership: Equipping and Connecting in Fresno	200	(27)
H. Spees and Kurt Madden	200	(1)
Genesis of a Movement: No Name Fellowship	201	(1)
Apartment Intervention: Care Fresno	202	(1)
Downwardly Mobile Relocation	203	(1)
Stewardship for the Soul of the City	204	(1)
Neighborhood-Based Community Development	205	(3)
Mentoring for Families and Youths	208	(2)
City Builders Roundtable	210	(1)
City as Parish	210	(2)
Pastors Clusters	212	(2)
Improving Achievement for Children	214	(1)
City Builders Campus	215	(1)
Family Leadership Connection	215	(1)
Lessons Learned	216	(1)
How One by One Works Citywide: Best Practices for Intermediaries	217	(5)
A Conversation with H. Spees	222	(5)
Part IV. The Big Picture: Faith at Work in America's History The Beliefs That Motivate Street Saints Today
The Roots of American Compassion	227	(28)
The Truth about Church and State	228	(3)
Faith and the Founders	231	(1)
A City on a Hill	232	(3)
The Fruits of Faith	235	(1)
Compact and Covenant	236	(1)
Conclusive Christian Convictions	236	(2)
What Alexis de Tocqueville Saw	238	(1)
Fostering America's Soul	239	(2)
The Contemporary Conflict Zone	241	(1)
Americans Are ``Bowling Alone,''	242	(1)
Mall as Modern Temple	243	(3)
Seeking Secular Salvation	246	(2)
The Ambiguous Embrace of Government	248	(4)
What's Needed Is a Change of Heart	252	(3)
Conclusion: A Kingdom of Vision	255	(28)
The ``Wounded Healer'': Henri Nouwen	255	(3)
The ``Kingdom at Hand'': Dallas Willard	258	(1)
From the UN to the Inner City	259	(1)
Why the Seepage after Sunday?	260	(1)
Lacking Discipleship	261	(1)
The Crucial Intersection	262	(1)
Faith Is the Root, Love Is the Fruit	263	(2)
The Tao: C.S. Lewis	265	(2)
The Social Justice Tradition	267	(2)
The Evangelical Tradition	269	(1)
The Contemplative Tradition: Mother Teresa	270	(5)
It's about Our Hearts	275	(2)
How Do You Hear a Call?	277	(1)
What to Expect If You Go	278	(5)
Appendix	283	(8)
Notes	291	(16)
Bibliography	307	(4)
Index	311