#ReimagineCITIES ~ Links to Thought Leaders

[Reimagine Curator]

•From a cityreaching colleague:

Hi Phil ...

Last week I spoke to over 200 Pastors and church leaders and suggested we should be reading some City Reaching books. Afterwords I received a lot of great responses and people wanted to know what books I would recommend. While there are some books that I could recommend, I wondered, with all of your contacts and experiences, what “City-Reaching” books, social media sites, and special articles you would recommend to our citywide network of pastors and leaders?

Thanks Phil,

Ron 

•My response; a short listing of: Authors, Sites, Research, Collaboration, CIty Transformation

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[Reimagine Curator]

What authors, books, websites, resources are missing from this list?

[Reimagine Curator]

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Leader Check-In Clips Two days later, on Good Friday, we came together to put on a broadcast that has been viewed by over 1.5 million people between the livestream and Facebook! From the livestream, we received 1,500 Gospel responses! Praise God! We worked with Daystar, TBN, and networks around the globe to share the broadcast to over 100 countries. From what we know, there have been over 100,000 Gospel responses via international call centers, texts, and web. How incredible to hear so many stories of people deciding to follow Jesus in the midst of this pandemic! The broadcast is available on our website. If you missed it on Good Friday (or just want to re-watch certain portions), click the button below to watch!  Good Friday Broadcast People from across the globe tuning in to the Good Friday Broadcast from home! h It was an incredible week for our team—and, we hope, for everyone involved. 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We are praying and asking God in this season how we, the Church, can encourage unity, generosity, support, and love in creative ways. As leaders, we can take this opportunity to provide support and comfort, and point people to Jesus – the Light of the world! Here are practical ways we can lead our congregations and community of believers in serving those hit the hardest by this pandemic: People may be more receptive to prayer right now. Be open to where the Spirit may be asking you to intercede for someone. Check out the resources sections below for a FREE printable prayer postcard you can drop in your neighbor's mailbox or mail to someone! If you don’t know your literal next-door neighbors yet, take the opportunity to introduce yourself and see if there is anything they need.  If your church service is cancelled, consider hosting a small group virtual "church" in your home. Consider inviting a friend or neighbor who normally would not feel comfortable in a church building but might be comfortable in their own home!  Offer to go grocery shopping or run other errands for a neighbor who is elderly or has a compromised immune system. Call someone who may be feeling lonely due to the increased separation measures.  Click here to let us know how you are serving your church, community, and neighborhood! We'd love to hear about it! PRAYER + RESOURCES Pray for health and safety for all during this pandemic and healing for those around the world who have fallen ill, as well as those experiencing the loss of a loved one. Pray for global and national leaders making decisions for our health and safety, as well as for medical professionals fighting this virus worldwide. Pray that the Church would find ways to love and serve those around us as we grow: that we would be full of faith, not fear! 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