{"product_id":"a-new-kind-of-big-chip-sweney-9780801013690","title":"A New Kind of Big: How Churches of Any Size Can Partner to Transform Communities","description":"There's a growing desire among believers to reach beyond the walls of their churches to impact communities for God. But when the average church size hovers around 150 members and the problems of even midsized cities seem insurmountable, how can we hope to make a difference?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Kind of Big\u003c\/i\u003e tells the inspiring story of how Perimeter Church in suburban Atlanta started a partnership called Unite  with other area churches in order to increase its reach in a community that desperately needed God's light and aid. This partnership has grown to a network of nearly 150 churches that are bringing kingdom transformation to Atlanta. For instance, on just one weekend in 2007, 6,000 volunteers from over 60 churches in metro Atlanta gathered to work on 250 service projects inside the ten-mile radius around Perimeter Church. Thirty welcome baskets were delivered to refugees, a dozen homes were repaired, a thousand Bibles were given away, 750 \"encourage a teacher\" gift bags were distributed. And that's not all: volunteers orchestrated 20 block parties in low-income apartment communities and 65 neighborhood food drives that collected 25,000 pounds of food. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChip Sweney shows Christian leaders how they too can discover the power of this \"new kind of big\" to pool their resources, energy, and time to minister to their communities, no matter how long or short their membership rolls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chip Sweney, Kitti Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801013690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801013690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.15w x 0.53d","brand":"Chip Sweney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809632776447,"sku":"9780801013690","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b42088ee-5089-4b05-b106-da56a79f1afb.jpg?v=1707927039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-kind-of-big-chip-sweney-9780801013690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}