Discovering the Other: Asset-Based Approaches for Building Community Together - Paperback

by Cameron Harder (Author)

What is God's mission? Simply put, says theologian and field educator Cameron Harder, God's mission is to form communities that reflect and embody the life of the Trinity. Discovering the Other is an introduction to two tools that community builders have found helpful: appreciative inquiry and asset mapping. These tools help congregations see that all of life is saturated by the sacred and give them energy to begin living as if it were so.

Author Biography

Cameron Harder is professor of systematic theology at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Saskatoon, SK and founder of CiRCLe M, a non-profit that supports engagement of churches with their communities, especially in rural and remote settings. He trains D.Min. students in rural ministry and community development and does workshops for congregations and church judicatories. He has written chapters for Writing Off the Rural West and Doing Ethics in a Pluralistic World.