Church-Based Community Development

by Wayne Gordon

Publisher:

Seminary Now

, 2023

Overview

“Coach” Wayne Gordon teaches the principles and practices of church-based community development. In this video course filmed on location in Lawndale, Coach shows how these principles are implemented in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, including the Lawndale Health Center, the Hope House, Lou Malnati’s, and community housing.

Coach Gordon has lived and served in Lawndale for 43 years. He has worked as a high-school coach and as pastor of Lawndale Christian Community Church, building deep, long-term relationships. Key principles of church-based community development he teaches in this course include:

loving God and loving neighbors

listening to people in the community because they have the best solutions to their local problems

learning a theology of place and the importance of place for ministry

looking at issues of racism, justice, and poverty

Key Features

• Teaches the principles and practices of church-based community development.
• Shows how these principles are implemented in the Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago.
• Teaches about loving God and loving neighbors.

Contents

• Lesson 1: The Church is God’s Change Agent
• Lesson 2: Theology of Church
• Lesson 3: Loving God and Loving People
• Lesson 4: Theology of Place
• Lesson 5: Theology of Listening
• Lesson 6: Theology of Race
• Lesson 7: Theology of Poverty
• Lesson 8: Theology of Justice

Product Details

• Title: Church-Based Community Development (video)
• Author: Wayne Gordon
• Publisher: Seminary Now
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Video
• Subjects: Christian communities; Christian life
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRCHBSDDVLPMNTVD
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-12-19T18:14:13Z

About Wayne Gordon

Wayne Gordon is the founding pastor of Lawndale Community Church and co-founder and chairman of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). Wayne is a graduate of Wheaton College and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In 1975 Wayne Gordon, a graduate of Northern Seminary, moved to North Lawndale located on Chicago’s Westside. At that time, North Lawndale was the 15th poorest neighborhood in the U.S. He was a teacher and coach at Farragut High School, also located in North Lawndale. During his time as a teacher and coach, some of his players asked him and his wife to plant a church in North Lawndale. Today, the church has over 1000 worshipping families and Wayne continues as pastor. In addition, the church has founded the Lawndale Christian Development Corporation to bring holistic revitalization to the lives and environments of Lawndale residents through housing improvements, educational enrichment and community advocacy, and the Lawndale Christian Health Center which strives to show and share the love of Jesus Christ to the Lawndale Communities by providing holistic, affordable and quality health care services.