Ministries of Mercy
The Call of the Jericho Road

Imprecise and weak theology of the diaconate. Seems like a white suburban attempt to use service to the poor as a palliative against a guilty corporate conscious stemming from affluence. Also, his theonomic understanding of Christian cultural transformation is distasteful. The key to Keller’s apprai......more

Solid introduction to mercy ministry. I read the 2nd Edition, not sure what has changed since then. His first section on principles was really good. He lays out the foundation for mercy ministry in Christ's mercy shown to us. He does a good job of trying to tight rope freely giving and also not enab......more

(This review is based on the second edition, 1997. If you’ve read more recent books on organizing a ministry of mercy – compassion ministry – at the local church, I’d be interested in your suggestions below.) This book is filled with practical advice for developing compassion ministry groups / engag......more

You should have a "go to" book in every category. My problem is that my "go to" books all are beginning to be Tim Keller books. Work? "Every good endeavor" Church planting? "Center Church" Preaching? "Preaching" Prayer? "Prayer" (Hey, I didn't say that Keller was creative in his titles) And now I've......more

Certainly not a quick and easy read. Not because of its length (just over 200 pages). Not because of its writing style (casual from the late 1900s). Every chapter is convincing and convicting. The monumental task of continuously extending mercy seems daunting and exhausting. However, Keller strikes......more