The Weight of Mercy: A Novice Pastor on the City Streets

by Deb Richardson - Moore (Author)

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  2012

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  What kind of church nails its doors shut? That would be the Triune Mercy Center. And I am its pastor. For 27 years Deb was a journalist in the Deep South. Then she retrained as a Baptist pastor, and accepted a post at the Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church where the homeless gathered. It was a shock. Gradually she learned whom she could trust - and whom she couldn't. Sometimes the best person to handle a situation was a drug addict. Sometimes Jesus had the face of a prostitute. All were fiercely welcomed into this bewildering church family. Full of color and incident, Deb's story is a testament to messy grace and the presence of the Spirit in the hard places of the world. Deb Richardson-Moore is one of my `most admired' people. I love her heart, her experience-learned wisdom, her honesty and her passion. You will praise God for the work He is doing at the Triune Mercy Center. - Ruth Graham, author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart At the Triune Center, Deb not only found Christ among `the least of these', but she also experienced Christ drawing her into His grand drama of redemption. Here is a loving, realistic account of a life commandeered for the work of God's Kingdom. - Will Willimon, Bishop, The United Methodist Church and Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke University Divinity School Immensely moving and inspiring, reminding us of the power of grace. - Patrick Regan OBE, Founder and CEO of XLP Causes you to see people in a way you never would have realised. Real, authentic and recommended reading. - Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope

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  2012

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  What kind of church nails its doors shut? That would be the Triune Mercy Center. And I am its pastor. For 27 years Deb was a journalist in the Deep South. Then she retrained as a Baptist pastor, and accepted a post at the Triune Mercy Center, a run-down inner-city church where the homeless gathered. It was a shock. Gradually she learned whom she could trust - and whom she couldn't. Sometimes the best person to handle a situation was a drug addict. Sometimes Jesus had the face of a prostitute. All were fiercely welcomed into this bewildering church family. Full of color and incident, Deb's story is a testament to messy grace and the presence of the Spirit in the hard places of the world. Deb Richardson-Moore is one of my `most admired' people. I love her heart, her experience-learned wisdom, her honesty and her passion. You will praise God for the work He is doing at the Triune Mercy Center. - Ruth Graham, author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart At the Triune Center, Deb not only found Christ among `the least of these', but she also experienced Christ drawing her into His grand drama of redemption. Here is a loving, realistic account of a life commandeered for the work of God's Kingdom. - Will Willimon, Bishop, The United Methodist Church and Professor of Christian Ministry, Duke University Divinity School Immensely moving and inspiring, reminding us of the power of grace. - Patrick Regan OBE, Founder and CEO of XLP Causes you to see people in a way you never would have realised. Real, authentic and recommended reading. - Roy Crowne, Executive Director, Hope