{"product_id":"9780817013288","title":"Preaching to the Black Middle Class: Words of Challenge, Words of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the theological tradition of the black church that celebrates “preached theology,” Marvin McMickle demonstrates how ministers can develop sermons and programs that speak to the “two separate congregations” that coexist in their pews—middle-class commuters and the underclass residents of the immediate neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreaching to the Black Middle Class \u003c\/i\u003eaddresses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe historical development of the black middle class \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eministry needs of that population \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eopportunities and challenges the group presents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe responsibility of middle-class blacks to care for their underclass brothers and sisters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a book that serves as a study guide, with sample sermons, for clergy and laity who want to minister more effectively to and through the growing black middle class in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Class has joined the color as the twin problems that now confront black America. \u003ci\u003ePreaching to the Black Middle Class\u003c\/i\u003e is written as a way to challenge black middle-class Christians to confront and respond to both of these issues.\" —from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Judson Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017558376688,"sku":"9780817013288","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780817013288_p0.jpg?v=1763747454","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780817013288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}