We have provided for your review a number of books and
websites for you to learn more about Faith Based
Community Economic Development



  • Buttrick, D. (1992) Standing with the poor: Theological
    Reflections on Economic Reality.  Cleveland, Ohio:
    Pilgrim Press.
  • Caldwell, K.H., (1999) The Gospel of Good Success: A
    Road Map to Spiritual, Emotional and Financial
    Wholeness. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster.  
  • Christian Community Development Association. (2005)
    Philosophy: The Eight Components of Christian
    Community Development.  www.ccda.
    org/about/philosophy.shtml.

  • Congress of National Black Churches.  www.cnbc.org
  • Direct Action & Research Training Center. www.
    thedartcenter.org
  • Drucker, P.F. (1992) Managing The Non-Profit
    Organization: Practices and Principles.  New York,
    New  York: Harper Business.
  • Dudley, C., (Ed) (1996) Next Steps in Community
    Ministry. Bethesda, MD.: The Alban Institute.
  • Dudley, C.S., (2002) Community Ministry: New
    Challenges, proven steps to faith-based initiatives.  
    Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute.


  • Freedman, S.G., (1993) Upon this Rock: the Miracles of
    A Black Church.  New York, New York: Harper Perennial.
    Gamaliel Foundation. www.gamaliel.org.
  • Gite, L.  (1993). “The New Agenda of the Black Church:
    Economic Development for Black America,” Black
    Enterprise (December).
  • Grogan, P.S., Proscio, T.  (2000) Comeback cities: A
    Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival.  Boulder,
    Colorado: Westview Press.  
  • Halpern, R. (1995). Rebuilding the inner city.  New
    York, NY: Columbia University Press.
  • Jeavons, T. (1994) When the Bottom Line is
    Faithfulness: Management of Christian Service
    Organizations.  Bloomington, IA: Indiana University
    Press.

  • Kretzmann, J. & McKnight, J.L. (1993). Building
    Communities from the inside out.  Chicago, Il.: ACTA
    Publications.
  • Kretzmann, J.P., McKnight, J.L. (1997) A Guide to
    Capacity Inventories: Mobilizing the Community Skills
    of Local Residents. Chicago, IL: ACTA Publications.
  • Local Initiatives Support Corporation.  www.lisc.org.
  • In J.E. Trotman (Ed) The Journal of The
    Interdenominational Theological Center.  Atlanta,
    Georgia: The ITC Press.
  • Mann, D. (1992). “Pastor, priest, and organizer:
    Leadership in community ministries.”  In E.S. Meyers
    (Ed.), Envisioning the new city: A reader on urban
    ministry (pp.64-79).  Louisville, KY: WestminsterMatte
    suchXMoney.

  • Matte such, P., Money, B. (1997) Community Building:
    What makes it Work: A Review of Factors Influencing
    Successful Community Building.  Saint Paul, Minnesota:
    Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
  • Mcknight, J. (1995). The Careless society.  New York,
    NY: Basic Books.
  • Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church. www.metroamezion.
    org
  • Metropolitan Housing and CDC. 2006.  www.
    metropolitancommunity.org.
  • National Congress for Community Economic
    Development  (2004) Case of Faith: Faith Central:
    Bethel New Life’s Beth-Anne Center – Chicago, Il.
    www.ncced.org.
  • National Congress for Community Economic
    Development.  (2004) Faith in Action: Words Plus
    Deeds: Does Bush Budget Add Up? www.ncced.org.
  • National Federation of Community Development Credit
    Unions. 2005. 12/25/2005. www.natfed.org.
  • New Community Corporation. www.newcommunity.org

  • Perkins, J.M., (1995). Restoring At-Risk Communities:
    Doing it Together & Doing it Right.  Grand Rapids, MI:
    Baker Books.
  • Puntenney, D.L, (2000). A Guide to Building
    Sustainable Organizations from the Inside Out: An
    Organizational Capacity-Building ToolBox From the
    Chicago Foundation for Women. Chicago, IL: ACTA
    Publications.
  • Putnam, R.D. (2000). Bowling Alone: The Collapse and
    Revival of American Community.  New York, New York:
    Simon & Schuster.  
  • Queen, E. (ED) (2000) Serving Those in Need: A
    Handbook for Managing Faith-Based Human Service
    Organizations.  San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass.
  • Reese. David T. and Clamp, Christina A. (2000). Faith-
    Based Community Economic Development: Principles &
    Practices.  Boston: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
  • Saint Paul Community Baptist Church. www.spcbc.com.
  • Schaper, D. (1992).  “Bricks without straw.” In E.S.

  • Meyers (Ed.), Envisioning the new city: A reader on
    urban ministry (pp.31-43).  Louisville, KY:
    Westminister, John Knox Press.
  • Sherman, A. L. (1997) Restorers of Hope: Reaching
    the poor in your community with church –based
    ministries that work. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway
    Books.  
  • Smidt, C. (Ed.) (2003) Religion as Social Capital:
    Producing the Common Good.  Waco, Texas: Baylor
    University Press.  
  • Smith, D.R. (2003) Beyond Boundaries: Low Income
    Residents, Faith-based Organizations and
    Neighborhood Coalition Building.  Atlanta, Georgia:
    The Leadership Center at Morehouse College.  www.
    aecf.org/publications/data/3%5Fbtbreport.pdf.

  • The Center for Community Change. www.
    communitychange.org
  • The Center for Public Justice. 2005.  wwwcpjustice.org
  • The Community Development Financial Institution
    Fund. www.treas.gov/cdfi.
  • The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral.  www.
    allencathedral.org.
  • The Urban Institute. 2005. www.urban.org.
  • Thomas, J.M. and Blake, R.N., (1996). “Faith-Based
    Community Development and African American
    Neighborhoods.”  In Revitalizing Urban
    Neighborhoods.” Eds. W. Dennis Keating, Norman
    Krumholz, and Philip Star, 131-143.  Lawrence,
    Kansas: University of Kansas Press.

  • Toussaint, P.A..  (1997). “Concord Baptist Church:
    taking Care of Bed-Stuy.” In Signs of Hope in the City:
    Ministries of Community Renewal, Eds. Robert D. Carle
    and Louis A. DeCaro, Jr.. Valley Forge, New York:
    Judson Press.
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    (1996, June).  Communities at work: Addressing the
    urban challenge.  Office of Policy Development and
    Research. www.huduser.org/publications/pdf/bstprctc.
    pdf
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    (1996, May).  Beyond Shelter: Building Communities of
    Opportunity: The United States Report for Habitat II.  
    Office of Policy Development and Research. www.
    huduser.org/Publications/PDF/natlrprt.pdf
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    (2004, June).  Building Organizations that Build
    Communities: Strengthening the Capacity of Faith-
    based Community Development Organizations. Office
    of Policy Development and Research. www.huduser.
    org/publications/commdevl/buildOrgComms.html

  • Vidal, A.C., (2001). Faith-Based Organizations in
    Community Development prepared for the U.S.
    Department of Housing and Community Development.  
    Office of Policy Development.  www.huduser.
    org/Publications/PDF/faithbased.pdf
  • Walsh, A. (Ed.) Can Charitable Choice Work? Covering
    Religion’s Impact on Urban Affairs and Social Services.
    Hartford, CT.: Trinity College.
  • Wilmer, W.K., Schmidt, J.D., Smith, M., (1998) The
    Prospering Parachurch.  San Francisco, California:
    Jossey-Bass Publishers.
  • Wilson, J.Q and Kelling, G.  “Broken Windows,” The
    Atlantic Monthly, March 1982.
  • Windsor Village United Methodist Church.  www.
    kingdombuilders.com
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