Taking It to the Streets: Using the Arts to Transform Your Community
How can you present the good news of Christ so that new generations experience God's transforming love?"There is a great distance between wanting to make a difference for poor people in the inner-city and knowing how to do it. Corbitt and Nix-Early, along with the amazing cast of characters they introduce to you in these pages, have traveled that distance by way of their imaginations and the arts, in the name of Jesus."-Bart Campolo, president, Mission Year"This helpful book fills a significant gap in the growing literature on holistic faith-based programs."-Ronald J. Sider, president, Evangelicals for Social Action"This volume is the first of its kind. It will challenge the church to think out of the box as it enhances the growth of God's kingdom in our inner city neighborhoods."-Manuel Ortiz, professor of Ministry and Urban Mission, Westminster Theological Seminary"A wonderfully innovative and useful book. If church leaders and artists will take its message to heart, good stories will fill the earth. That's a worthy goal in a crazy world."-Charlie Peacock, musician, author of The AWAKE Project, At The Crossroads"Corbitt and Nix-Early show how vital the integration of the arts is, not only in an individual's life, but in how we relate to one another, and how we build community."-Grace Roberts Dyrness, associate director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California"Whether artist, urban minister, clergy, student or academic, you will find plenty in Streets to stimulate and challenge you and others around you."-Rudy Carrasco, associate director, Harambee Christian Family CenterJ. Nathan Corbitt is professor of cross-cultural studies at the Campolo School for Social Change, Eastern University, and is cofounder and president of BuildaBridge International, a nonprofit arts education organization.Vivian Nix-Early is dean of the Campolo School for Social Change, Eastern University, and is cofounder and chief operations officer for BuildaBridge International.