Empowered to Repair, Brenda Salter McNeil
Empowered to Repair, Brenda Salter McNeil
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Empowered to Repair
Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities

Author: Brenda Salter McNeil

Narrator: Brenda Salter McNeil

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024


Synopsis

"An inspiring starting point for Christians looking to put their beliefs into action." —Publishers Weekly

Political and cultural wars are tearing communities apart. Issues such as immigration, racism, and guns are driving wedges between people and hampering Christians' impact in the world.

In Empowered to Repair, Brenda Salter McNeil looks to the biblical story of Nehemiah for answers. There, she finds an action-based model for repairing and rebuilding our communities and transforming broken systems.

McNeil goes beyond theories, offering practical tools Christians need for organizing, empowering, and activating people to join in God's work of equality, reparations, and justice. She provides strategies to drive systemic changes that go beyond superficial diversity and teaches the skills needed to engage in this important work long-term, such as organizing people, leveraging resources, and avoiding burnout through rest, prayer, and self-care.

Learning from Nehemiah, listeners will be emboldened to go out and help build congregations, organizations, and communities where all people can flourish and reach their full, God-given potential.

About Brenda Salter McNeil

Brenda Salter McNeil is a dynamic speaker, award-winning author, professor, and thought leader. Her books include Roadmap to Reconciliation, Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0, and A Credible Witness.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carrie

*I pre-ordered this book for myself, and then also received an advance copy to review. I've had the incredible opportunity to overlap in the workplace with Dr. Brenda for a few years and, over the course of the past few years, frequently heard her updates in meetings about how the writing of her new......more

Goodreads review by Katie

Love the author!......more

Goodreads review by Alanna

I really enjoyed this book and learned a lot from Brenda's writing about repairing relationships and working to heal our communities. Using Nehemiah for her template grounds it in biblical principles and relates it to a story most Christians will know if they have been in the church for a while. The......more

Goodreads review by Tone

Thank you to NetGalley for early access to this book. Dr. Brenda’s take on Nehemiah is important for those of us engaging in justice-centered work inside and outside of the four walls of the church today. I will come back to this book for its encouragement and authenticity for years to come.......more

Goodreads review by Josh

Reconciliation isn’t enough—or rather, reconciliation without reparation is incomplete. Think of it, to reconcile means to bring two disparate things back together. A connection has been broken and reconciliation reforges the connection. But what if the connection was one that was unjust and inequal......more