{"id":7886,"date":"2021-05-03T22:56:19","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T02:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/reintegrate\/?p=7886"},"modified":"2021-05-04T12:09:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T16:09:48","slug":"becoming-agents-of-flourishing-in-our-communities-with-amy-sherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/reintegrate\/2021\/05\/03\/becoming-agents-of-flourishing-in-our-communities-with-amy-sherman\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Agents of Flourishing in Our Communities – with Amy Sherman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7889\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2021\/05\/1080-promo-AMY-SHERMAN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"clearboth\">Listen to the podcast on your favorite app:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"one_half\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/re-integrate\/id1520451503\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7516 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2020\/08\/apple-podcasts-re.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9yZS1pbnRlZ3JhdGUubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7519 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2020\/08\/google-podcasts-re.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60IFWzmChts8r5YkAZLi9u\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7522\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2020\/08\/spotify-podcast-re.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"><\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts\/Re-integrate-p1338589\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7524\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2020\/08\/tune-in-podcasts-re.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Or watch it on YouTube:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsIOfaqYRlokpRxZRoyNB8g\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7528 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2020\/08\/youtube-podcast-re.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Episode Description:<\/h3>\n<p>What does it take for Christians to pursue \u201cshalom\u201d in every corner of society? How can churches be a blessing to their communities in practical ways to actually make life better for those who live there?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7892\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/585\/2021\/05\/external-content.duckduckgo.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"196\">Our guest is Dr. Amy Sherman, the author of several books, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centeronfic.org\/v2\/resources\/manuals.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">manuals<\/a>, and over 80 articles and essays. Her last book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/kingdom-calling\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good<\/em><\/a> from InterVarsity Press, won Christianity Today\u2019s 2013 Book of the Year in the Christian Living category.<\/p>\n<p>She has just submitted the manuscript to InterVarsity Press for her next book, which will be titled, <em>Agents of Flourishing: Pursuing Shalom in Every Corner of Society.<\/em> We discuss how churches can make positive impacts in six areas:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The True,<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The Good,<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The Beautiful,<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The Prosperous,<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The Just and Well-Ordered, and<br>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"gmail_default\"><em>The Sustainable.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Amy earned her BA in Political Science at Messiah College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in international economic development from the University of Virginia. 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