Neighborliness, David Docusen
Neighborliness, David Docusen
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Neighborliness
Love Like Jesus. Cross Dividing Lines. Transform Your Community.

Author: David Docusen

Narrator: David Docusen

Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 03/15/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Read by the author.Do you want to love your neighbor as yourself but don’t know where to start? This practical, accessible guide to bridging the dividing lines of politics, race, and economics, both individually and as the church, will help you amplify Jesus in your community and build God’s kingdom.  When asked what the greatest commandment is, Jesus gave a two-part answer: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” and also “Love your neighbor as yourself.”   Love God. Love others.   Jesus’ simple command to love your neighbor can feel overwhelming when your neighbor looks, lives, and votes differently than you do. Racial and economic tensions across the country have resulted in deep dividing lines that seem really intimidating to cross.   Docusen breaks down these lines in approachable chapters, including topics like these: how to actively seek out people you can benefit and encourage,what it means to find a diverse and supportive community that fulfills needs, examples of real-life experiences, including highlights and missteps of Docusen’s ongoing journey, andhow churches can teach on difficult topics with grace and truth.Neighborliness is a practical guide to bridging those dividing lines and learning to recognize and amplify the beauty of God in our communities. Backed by David’s speaking and training through the Neighborliness Center, this book will help individuals and churches reach out to their neighbors, love them through Christ, and build God’s kingdom. Additional resources and discussion topics are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

About David Docusen

David Docusen has spent twenty years investing into communities as a pastor, speaker, teacher, advocate, and author. After pastoring in the local church for twenty years, David and his wife, Dara, launched Docusen Ministries. Now, through the Neighborliness Center, David invests in churches, nonprofits, and businesses across the world through speaking, teaching, and writing. After completing his doctoral degree studying the cyclical patterns of generational poverty, he worked with a group of businesspeople as a founding board member of Freedom Communities, an organization that focuses on equitable access to education, employment, healthcare, and housing. He travels and speaks extensively to churches, community groups, and universities in spreading the Neighborliness message, and he also serves as a member of the executive board of Relevant magazine. David and Dara live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with their four kids: Max, Mary, Jack, and Ben.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josh on May 30, 2022

“Who is my neighbor?” That is the question the rich young ruler asked Jesus as a means of justifying himself. And in response, Jesus told the story of a very unlikely person being a very unlikely neighbor. For two thousand years, followers of Jesus have been trying to justify themselves by negotiatin......more

Goodreads review by Emily | emilyisoverbooked on March 20, 2022

“Jaques Ellul said, ‘When we see someone as our neighbor, we see a person to whom we are responsible.’ We feed the hungry, we speak for the voiceless, we care for the sick, because when we do so, we care for our brothers and sisters and we represent the love of Jesus. We belong to one another.” Neigh......more

Goodreads review by Kate on November 25, 2024

Genuinely disappointed by this book. Docusen has some good things to say, but he tries to cover way too much ground that he never goes deep into any one topic. It seems like he took his three years of PhD research (which he references constantly) and simply dumped the high-level, tweetable summaries......more

Goodreads review by Ginny on May 26, 2022

Timely and important. As someone who has spent a lot of their adult life in churches and ministry situations and seen several different approaches to celebrating diversity and inclusion (some not so great), this was a good read with actual insight on how to best be a daggone good neighbor to those a......more

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