DIG DEEPER
Desire Street stands as an intersection of life, leaders and neighborhoods. This moving 12-minute video digs deeper into the mission, heart and impact that Desire Street Ministries and our partners make in transforming communities.
We believe in creating a feeling of community and cultivating strong leaders to make an imprint on lives. Look inside our organization and walk with our partners to get a deeper understanding of Desire Street’s impassioned goals and the real lives which we work to support.
DESIRE TO IMPACT
Check out this 4+ minute video to see ways you can pray for, impact, and encourage leaders who are making a difference in their neighborhoods.
RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE
How does an under-resourced neighborhood go from struggle to success, from despair to dignity? The path takes different twists and turns in each neighborhood, but learning from and sharing resources with others experienced in spiritual and community development is a good place to start. We invite you to learn more about Desire Street and our ministry through the links and lists below.
SUGGESTED READING
A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life
Parker J. Palmer
Catherine of Siena: Passion for the Truth‐‐Compassion for Humanity
Mary O’Driscoll
Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman
Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African‐American Experience
Carl F. Ellis, Jr.
In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
Henri Nouwen
Jesus and the Disinherited
Howard Thurman
Justice, Mercy and Humility: Integral mission and the poor
Edited by Tim Chester with contributions from C. Rene
Padilla, Tom Sine, and Elaine Storkey Let Justice Roll Down
Dr. John M. Perkins
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Parker J. Palmer
Meals from Mars: A Parable of Prejudice and Providence
Ben Sciacca
Mere Christianity
C. S. Lewis
Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life
Phileena Heuertz and Phyllis Tickle
Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat‐Up, and Burnt Out
Brennan Manning
The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning
Ernest Kurtz and Katherine Ketcham
The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life
Os Guinness
The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life In God
Dallas Willard
The Briarpatch Gospel: Fearlessly Following Jesus into the Thorny Places
Shayne Wheeler
The Heart of Christianity: Rediscovering a Life of Faith
Marcus J. Borg
The Invisible Hand: Do All Things Really Work for Good
R. C. Sproul
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Henri J. M. Nouwen
The Provocative Church
Dr. Graham Tomlin
The Way of the Heart
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
Thriving City Blocks
Nate Ledbetter
