Kingdom Works: True Stories about God and His People in Inner City America

I actually participated in the program that Bart got a lot of these stories from. Not only an amazing program, but Bart's chosen a good selection of stories from people's experiences in the inner-cities of America. Frightening situations, heart-melting situations.... A great compilation of short, encouraging stories. Very honest. Very real.

If you want to be inspired to really make a difference in the world, read this book. I had trouble putting it down. Bart Campolo connects powerful stories & the good news of Jesus in ways that challenge common views of what it means to really follow Christ. This book is about how to recognize who Jesus is and where he can be found.

Kingdom Works provides an accurate and powerful introduction to the realities, challenges, and rewards of living and serving as disciples of Jesus among the poor in inner-city neighborhoods. A must read for anyone considering living and/or ministering in the inner-city.

The day I picked up this book, I read it from cover to cover. It gives you a sense of the day-to-day concerns of the young people who are living, for Jesus, in places where they're not allowed to go out at night because of the danger of the neighborhoods, of the people they're meeting and caring for, of the failures as much as the successes, of the doubts probably more than the certainties of Bart Campolo, who directs the ministry. In the final analysis, it gives Christians who are facing much less difficult ministries-of-daily-life feel inspired and, especially, not so alone with the questions.