'Indy Timeline' of Upcoming Events IndyStar: 4 teens are dead, we must take action
[excerpted from the Indianapolis Star]Olgen Williams' question should challenge the conscience of everyone who calls this city home.
"Our youths are being slaughtered in the streets of Indianapolis this summer in unacceptable numbers," said Williams, executive director of Christamore House.
"What are we going to do as a city?"..
[continued at IndyStar.com]
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Olgen Williams
Last month, Olgen and a number of other special panelists helped launch a concerted effort among Christian pastors, leaders and other individuals to pray together, discuss and find ways that the Christian community could better collaborate for special impact on the problems at hand. [See "Breaking Out of the Jail Cycle"]
The initiative will continue this month as those gathered at the Transform Indiana ministry networking meeting (Tues.) July 19th will hear a very special guest in our city that day, Dr. John Perkins, Founder of Christian Community Development Association. This noon-hr meeting is free (BYOL), and welcomes pastors, leaders and other Christ-followers who are anxious to make a difference in Greater Indianapolis.
Dr. John Perkins
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[CCDA's national convention will be coming to Indy in November. Dr. Perkins is here on an advance visit, and will also be speaking at East 91st Christian church (map) that morning at the "Community Faith Forum". That forum begins at 8am, and is also free to the public. Click for details.]
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