{"product_id":"buried-seeds-learning-from-the-vibrant-resilience-of-marginalized-christian-communities-paperback","title":"Buried Seeds: Learning from the Vibrant Resilience of Marginalized Christian Communities - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexia Salvatierra\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrandon Wrencher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Romero\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of Fifteen Important Theology Books of 2022, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglewood Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis book demonstrates how two overlooked ministry models--base ecclesial communities of the Global South in the late twentieth century and hush harbors of the US antebellum South--offer proven strategies for the twenty-first-century church and contemporary social movements. These ministry models provide insight into the creation and sustenance of vital Christian community, particularly for those seeking indigenous culturally-rooted models, and show how to integrate vibrant Christ-centered faith and mission with world-changing social justice and political action. The book includes on-the-ground stories from multiethnic communities, a foreword by Robert Chao Romero, and an afterword by Willie James Jennings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis popular saying in social justice movements also evokes John 12:24: \"Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuried Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e explores two grassroots faith movements whose witness has been buried within the histories of the institutional church and secular justice movements: the base ecclesial communities of the Global South in the late twentieth century and the hush harbors of the US antebellum South. The authors demonstrate how these two overlooked ministry models offer proven wisdom and strategies for the twenty-first-century church and contemporary social movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book mines the rich legacy of Black and Brown grassroot expressions of Christianity, and it builds on this firm foundation to offer us a new, faithful way forward where we can be ethnically proud and distinctively Christian.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDominique DuBois Gilliard\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSubversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuried Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e pays homage to the critical course of liberationist growth and process. Salvatierra and Wrencher have gifted us all a book that feels like a garden!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eOluwatomisin Olayinka Oredein\u003c\/b\u003e, Brite Divinity School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuried Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies the best of what the church can be and offers a much-needed antidote for an ailing church.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSoong-Chan Rah\u003c\/b\u003e, Fuller Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuried Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e is the dose of hope we've needed in an age where it's hard to tell the difference between ecclesia and empire. This book is a manual for leaders who seek to provoke the Christian church into resurrected life.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eRev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart\u003c\/b\u003e, curator, Salt Yeast Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBuried Seeds\u003c\/i\u003e is a sacred gift to a church in crisis. The authors take us on a journey and help us recover the radical and unsung roots of the Christian faith by introducing us to transformational ministry models.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKaren González\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe God Who Sees\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Welcome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexia Salvatierra\u003c\/b\u003e (DMiss, Fuller Theological Seminary), a national leader in faith engagement in immigrant justice for over twenty years, is the academic dean of Centro Latino and associate professor of integral mission and global transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrandon Wrencher\u003c\/b\u003e (MDiv, North Park Theological Seminary) is a minister, community organizer, teacher, and facilitator. He works across faith, higher education, and nonprofit sectors at the intersections of decolonizing church, contemplative activism, and local presence to build beloved communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719719391328,"sku":"9781540964649","price":52.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Z2NTb0Vwb0lwOFRVdWIvTXV1RDhjZz09.webp?v=1776963357","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/buried-seeds-learning-from-the-vibrant-resilience-of-marginalized-christian-communities-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}