David Janzen is a member of Reba Place Fellowship in Evanston, Illinois. He has worked as a teacher, affordable housing developer, refugee asylum program manager, and nurturer of the latest generation of intentional Christian communities. He is the author of several publications on Christian community leadership, including The Intentional Christian Community Handbook: For Idealists, Hypocrites, and Wannabe Disciples of Jesus (2012).
"Wisdom is never abstract but always embodied in particular and
often peculiar human lives. In pursuit of God's kingdom of justice
and peace, these seven idealistic young people persevered through
disillusionment, personal failure, and fatigue to become exemplars
of spiritual wisdom. David Janzen, himself a radical elder and
beneficiary of their wisdom, artfully renders the contours of their
cruciform lives for a new generation. May the Spirit work through
these stories to empower and equip them!"
--Alden Bass, Assistant Professor of Theology, Oklahoma Christian
University
"A man discovers a hidden treasure and joyfully sells all he has to
get it--Jesus says that is what finding God's kingdom is like.
Where is that kind of joyful discovery actually happening? This
book profiles seven ordinary people whose discovery of that
treasure forges lives of extraordinary beauty and eternal impact.
Read this book. Here is unmistakable good news, hope, and wisdom
for all of us looking for the real treasure Jesus offers."
--Kent Smith, Chair, Eden Center for Regenerative Culture;
co-author of Joy-Fueled: Catalyzing a Revolution of Joyful
Communities
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