Community Organizing for Urban School Reform

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“Shirley moves comfortably between issues of policy and the specifics of reforms in particular schools. In that way, his work is useful both to those in the policy arena and to those who are involved in the nitty-gritty of school reform. . . . This book reminds us of what democracy is and what it can be in the United States.” —Howard Gardner, Professor of Education, Harvard University Observers of all political persuasions agree that our urban schools are in… More >>

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An Introduction to Community Development

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Comprehensive and practical, this textbook enables students to connect academic study and professional know-how, and demonstrates how to best plan the rebuilding, revitalization and development of communities utilizing a wide variety of economic and strategic tools. Features include; chapter outlines, text boxes, key words and references. … More >>

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The Community Life of God: Seeing the Godhead As the Model for All Relationships

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A new way of seeing that the headwaters for all church life and form is the community life of the Father, Son, and Spirit. This is both theological and practical. The corporate life that God lives by (eternal life) is the same that He gives to us. This is a life of loving one another and Jesus said that it comes from heaven (John 17). This community life is both the engine and the fuel for our lives together as believers, the backbone of organic church life…. More >>

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