Read articles from NEU’s staff and guests to gain a better understanding of church planting in New England’s urban neighborhoods.
Thabiti Anyabwile and John Onwuchekwa wrote an opinion piece last year titled “We need a better strategy to plant Black and brown churches.”
We recommend that you read Matthew Spandler-Davison’s article on 20schemes Equip called “How a Healthy Church Offers Hope for the Abused.” In it, Spandler-Davison outlines the need for and the potential of churchs to be safe environments for the survivors of abuse.
The resurrection, the renewal of the body in the return of Christ, offers a uniquely better word of hope to survivors of trauma than any vague message of “going to a better place after death” that our culture offers.
In the neighborhood surrounding the NEU office (and in most urban poor communities), the poverty rate is between 45% and 50%. That means a family of four makes less than $24,860 a year. But the dollars are not the only problem, or even the main problem. Poverty generates a complex web of related brokenness, and often leads to a downward spiral of suffering.
The kingdom is not meant to be just a long-awaited promise, it is something we are meant to experience… to get a taste of, catch glimpses of, and share in the here and now, however imperfectly.
I put on the bright yellow t-shirt with the words “CF Parks & Rec Staff” in bold letters on the back, and there’s no blending in.
The recent heatwave leaves no question: summer has arrived! With the church-plant team on the ground, a concerted effort has begun to build relationships in Central Falls. The team will be volunteering with the city’s summer food program, distributing free breakfast and lunch in local parks to children in the Read more…
This week NEU Church Planting has reached two milestones that represent the mercy of God in providing us with not only a church planter but also the first women’s worker for the Central Falls church plant. We are happy to announce that Elizabeth Berry is joining NEU Church Planting to Read more…
As of this afternoon, the Lugos have arrived in Providence, Rhode Island from Puerto Rico! It was quite a show as we welcomed our much anticipated church planter and his family to New England.
Our Urban Hope Conference just ended. Here is a list of books that we recommend from our speakers and workshop leaders.