{"product_id":"9781630877606","title":"Cultivating Neighborhood: Identifying Best Practices for Launching a Christ-Centered Community Garden","description":"Why have so many churches started community gardens over the past decade? Are they simply a fad? Or do community gardens somehow connect more deeply with the mission of the churches that launch them? What can churches and faith-based institutions interested in starting community gardens learn from those that have started their own gardens over the past decade? And what would it mean for a church to put Christ in the center of its community gardening efforts? In order to discern best practices for launching Christ-centered community gardens moving forward, Cultivating Neighborhood begins with a brief survey of the history of community gardens in the United States and builds a constructive theological framework for community gardening grounded in the practice of Christian hospitality. It continues with two case studies of church-sponsored community gardens and one case study of a community garden sponsored by a Christian college, all three of which were created between 2003 and 2011. The results of this research conclude with a new definition of Christ-centered community gardening and an outline of fifteen best practices for launching a Christ-centered community garden.","brand":"Wipf \u0026 Stock Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130717290736,"sku":"9781630877606","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781630877606_p0.jpg?v=1763671337","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781630877606","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}