The Doorknob
Derek W. Engdahl was born in Los Angeles, Ca. and has worked for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and, since 1998, with Servant Partners.  He is currently the Co-General Director of Servant Partners whose mission is to create churches that transform their urban poor communities in the US and internationally.   Derek was a contributing author to "Living Mission, the Vision and Voices of New Friars" (InterVarsity Press).  His heart is to challenge people to consider what the Word teaches us about poverty and wealth and Jesus' radical call upon our lives.  He lives with his wife, Lisa, and daughter, Natalia, in an inner city neighborhood in Pomona, Ca.   He wrote "The Doorknob" for his daughter to help her understand that we must always strive to see our world from God's perspective.